Piezoelectric materials are widely referred to as “smart” materials because they can
transduce mechanical pressure acting on them to electrical signals and vice versa. They are …

Energy harvesting technologies have been explored by researchers for more than two
decades as an alternative to conventional power sources (eg batteries) for small-sized and …

The last decade has witnessed significant advances in energy harvesting technologies as a
possible alternative to provide a continuous power supply for small, low-power devices in …

Highlights•Piezoelectric BaTiO 3 nanowires with a high aspect ratio.•Core-shell PMMA@
BaTiO 3 nanowires synthesized via surface initiated in situ atom transfer radical …

Mechanical energy-driven wireless charging technology has recently gained increasing
attention. In this work, high-performance potassium sodium niobate (KNN)-based textured …

Piezoelectric nanogenerators have attracted much attention in the past decade. In this study,
the development of piezoelectric nanogenerators and their progress toward high power …

The planar SnO2 electron transport layer (ETL) has contributed to the reported power
conversion efficiency (PCE) record of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), while the high …

A huge number of piezoelectric materials have been demonstrated since the discovery of
piezoelectricity over a century ago. The use of nanostructured piezoelectrics, however, is a …

In the past century, ferroelectrics are well known in electroceramics and microelectronics for
their unique ferroelectric, piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and photovoltaic effects. Nowadays, the …

This paper reviews the state of the art in piezoelectric energy harvesting. It presents the
basics of piezoelectricity and discusses materials choice. The work places emphasis on …