Piezoelectric effects and electromechanical theories at the nanoscale

J Zhang, C Wang, C Bowen - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Considerable effort has been made to study the piezoelectric effect on the nanoscale, which
serves as a physical basis for a wide range of smart nanodevices and nanoelectronics. This …

Piezoelectricity of 2D nanomaterials: characterization, properties, and applications

J Zhang, SA Meguid - Semiconductor Science and Technology, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The discovery of piezoelectricity in 2D nanomaterials represents a milestone towards
embedding low-dimensional materials into future technologies. This article reviews recent …

An analysis of the extension of a ZnO piezoelectric semiconductor nanofiber under an axial force

C Zhang, X Wang, W Chen, J Yang - Smart Materials and …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents a theoretical analysis on the axial extension of an n-type ZnO
piezoelectric semiconductor nanofiber under an axial force. The phenomenological theory of …

[HTML][HTML] Nano-architected GaN metamaterials with notable topology-dependent enhancement of piezoelectric energy harvesting

J Cai, L Yan, A Seyedkanani, V Orsat, A Akbarzadeh - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The pursuit of efficient energy harvesting technologies at the nanoscale has prompted a
thorough exploration of piezoelectric nanogenerators. This study investigates the …

Piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties of intrinsic GaN nanowires and nanotubes: Size and shape effects

H Jiang, Y Su, J Zhu, H Lu, X Meng - Nano Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Gallium nitride (GaN) nanowires and nanotubes possess extraordinary device ability of
converting wasted energy into harvestable electricity in terms of their piezoelectricity and …

Oriented layered Bi2O2Se nanowire arrays for ultrasensitive photodetectors

J Li, Z Wang, J Chu, Z Cheng, P He, J Wang… - Applied Physics …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Due to its high carrier mobility, superior air stability, and intriguing self-modulation doping
effects, Bi 2 O 2 Se has shown great potential for applications in high performance field …

Correlation between band gap, dielectric constant, Young's modulus and melting temperature of GaN nanocrystals and their size and shape dependences

H Lu, X Meng - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
With structural miniaturization down to the nanoscale, the detectable parameters of materials
no longer remain constant but become tunable. For GaN nanocrystals example, the band …

On the piezopotential properties of two-dimensional materials

J Zhang - Nano Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The development of recently discovered two-dimensional (2D) piezotronics will benefit from
the comprehensive understanding of the piezopotential properties of 2D materials. Taking …

On the piezoelectric potential of gallium nitride nanotubes

J Zhang, SA Meguid - Nano Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
The piezoelectric potential of strained intrinsic gallium nitride (GaN) nanotubes (NTs) has
been studied analytically and numerically. The material properties used are obtained from …

Effects of thickness and orientation on electromechanical properties of gallium nitride nanofilm: A multiscale insight

F Wang, L Li, H Tang, Y Hu - Computational Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The coupling between size and surface effects on the mechanical and piezoelectric
properties of wurtzite-type piezoelectric materials at the nanoscale is still not entirely …