Global demand for battery-free metrics and health monitoring devices has urged leading
research agencies and their subordinate centers to set human energy harvesting and self …

This review covers energy harvesting technologies associated with pyroelectric materials
and systems. Such materials have the potential to generate electrical power from thermal …

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 …

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 …

Identifying reliable and sustainable sources of electricity is a significant challenge of the
present time. However, most energy-generation mechanisms produce unavoidable low …

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

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 …

The rapid development of smart electronics has enabled their applications into such fields
as portable instruments, wearable electronic devices, implantable medical devices and even …

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 …

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