Heat energy is among the most wasted energy in the environment which is available in an
ample quantity. So, developing new technology for harvesting and detecting wasted thermal …

Ferroelectric materials, because of their robust spontaneous electrical polarization, are
widely used in various applications. Recent advances in modelling, synthesis and …

Triboelectric nanogenerators have been invented as a highly efficient, cost-effective and
easy scalable energy-harvesting technology for converting ambient mechanical energy into …

Uniquely describes both the crystallography and properties of perovskite related materials.
Practical applications in solar cells, microelectronics and telecommunications …

Combined rejected and naturally available heat constitute an enormous energy resource
that remains mostly untapped. Thermal energy harvesting can provide a cost-effective and …

Lead-based electroceramics such as Pb (Zr. Ti) O3 (PZT) and its derivatives have excellent
piezoelectric, pyroelectric and energy storage properties and can be used in a wide range of …

It has been ten years since the discovery of the giant electrocaloric effect in ferroelectric
materials showed that it is possible to employ this effect for substantial cooling applications …

In recent years, several emerging technologies in the domain of solid-state physics have
been investigated as serious alternatives for future refrigeration, heat pumping, air …

Coming up with sustainable sources of electricity is one of the grand challenges of this
century. The research field of materials for energy harvesting stems from this motivation …

Pyroelectric materials are important functional materials that can generate an electrical
response upon a temperature change. Among the many different types of pyroelectric …