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 …

[HTML][HTML] Low-grade waste heat recovery scenarios: Pyroelectric, thermomagnetic, and thermogalvanic thermal energy harvesting

S Hur, S Kim, HS Kim, A Kumar, C Kwon, J Shin… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Identifying reliable and sustainable sources of electricity is a significant challenge of the
present time. However, most energy-generation mechanisms produce unavoidable low …

A review on low-grade thermal energy harvesting: materials, methods and devices

RA Kishore, S Priya - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Combined rejected and naturally available heat constitute an enormous energy resource
that remains mostly untapped. Thermal energy harvesting can provide a cost-effective and …

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 …

Pyroelectric nanogenerators (PyNGs) in converting thermal energy into electrical energy: Fundamentals and current status

S Korkmaz, İA Kariper - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays, getting energy from natural resources has become an area of interest for
researchers with the increasing demand for renewable energy sources. Like triboelectric …

Magnetocaloric energy conversion

A Kitanovski, J Tušek, U Tomc, U Plaznik… - Green energy and …, 2015 - Springer
This book provides the basis for engineering a new, alternative form of technology, ie,
magnetocaloric energy conversion. It has been written for postgraduate students, engineers …

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 …

Review of the application of energy harvesting in buildings

JW Matiko, NJ Grabham, SP Beeby… - Measurement Science …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
This review presents the state of the art of the application of energy harvesting in commercial
and residential buildings. Electromagnetic (optical and radio frequency), kinetic, thermal and …

Electrocaloric refrigeration: thermodynamics, state of the art and future perspectives

M Ožbolt, A Kitanovski, J Tušek, A Poredoš - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Electrocaloric refrigeration represents a new, alternative technology for refrigeration,
cooling, heating or even power generation. As a technology it can be characterized as being …