Pyroelectric materials and devices for energy harvesting applications

CR Bowen, J Taylor, E LeBoulbar, D Zabek… - Energy & …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
This review covers energy harvesting technologies associated with pyroelectric materials
and systems. Such materials have the potential to generate electrical power from thermal …

Piezoelectric and ferroelectric materials and structures for energy harvesting applications

CR Bowen, HA Kim, PM Weaver, S Dunn - Energy & Environmental …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
This review provides a detailed overview of the energy harvesting technologies associated
with piezoelectric materials along with the closely related sub-classes of pyroelectrics and …

Ferroelectricity and Antiferroelectricity of Doped Thin HfO2‐Based Films

MH Park, YH Lee, HJ Kim, YJ Kim, T Moon… - Advanced …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The recent progress in ferroelectricity and antiferroelectricity in HfO2‐based thin films is
reported. Most ferroelectric thin film research focuses on perovskite structure materials, such …

Energy harvesting technologies for achieving self-powered wireless sensor networks in machine condition monitoring: A review

X Tang, X Wang, R Cattley, F Gu, AD Ball - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
Condition monitoring can reduce machine breakdown losses, increase productivity and
operation safety, and therefore deliver significant benefits to many industries. The …

Pyroelectric energy conversion with large energy and power density in relaxor ferroelectric thin films

S Pandya, J Wilbur, J Kim, R Gao, A Dasgupta… - Nature materials, 2018 - nature.com
The need for efficient energy utilization is driving research into ways to harvest ubiquitous
waste heat. Here, we explore pyroelectric energy conversion from low-grade thermal …

Enhanced pyroelectric and piezoelectric properties of PZT with aligned porosity for energy harvesting applications

Y Zhang, M Xie, J Roscow, Y Bao, K Zhou… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper demonstrates the significant benefits of exploiting highly aligned porosity in
piezoelectric and pyroelectric materials for improved energy harvesting performance …

Ferroelectric polymers and their energy‐related applications

Q Li, Q Wang - Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The discovery of ferroelectric phenomenon in polymers in early 1970s has aroused
tremendous research interests in these soft materials with intriguing physical properties, and …

Toward a multifunctional monolithic device based on pyroelectricity and the electrocaloric effect of thin antiferroelectric HfxZr1− xO2 films

MH Park, HJ Kim, YJ Kim, T Moon, K Do Kim… - Nano Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Antiferroelectric Hf x Zr 1− x O 2 (HZO, x= 0.1–0.3) films are reported herein as new
Si-compatible materials for monolithic devices for pyroelectric energy harvesting …

Fluorite‐Structured Ferroelectric and Antiferroelectric Materials: A Gateway of Miniaturized Electronic Devices

F Ali, T Ali, D Lehninger, A Sünbül… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ferroelectric (FE) and antiferroelectric (AFE) materials are used for several memory‐related
and energy‐related applications. Perovskite materials (eg, bulk ceramics) remain the most …

Pyroelectric energy conversion and its applications—flexible energy harvesters and sensors

A Thakre, A Kumar, HC Song, DY Jeong, J Ryu - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Among the various forms of natural energies, heat is the most prevalent and least harvested
energy. Scavenging and detecting stray thermal energy for conversion into electrical energy …