ZnO nanorods (NRs) have received a tremendous amount of attention in the last decade for
mechanical energy harvesting devices due to its outstanding semiconducting and …

A huge number of piezoelectric materials have been demonstrated since the discovery of
piezoelectricity over a century ago. The use of nanostructured piezoelectrics, however, is a …

Piezoelectric polarization promoted photoelectrochemical (PE-PEC) water splitting is a
promising strategy to obtain hydrogen energy by converting light, kinetic, and electrical …

An ultrasensitive bionic MXene based piezoresistive pressure sensor was rationally
designed and realized by molding the microstructure of the ginkgo leaf. Specifically, the core …

The first stretchable energy-harvesting electronic-skin device capable of differentiating and
generating energy from various mechanical stimuli, such as normal pressure, lateral strain …

Ultra-stable piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG) driven by environmental actuation sources
with all-weather service capability is highly desirable. Here, the PENG based on N doped …

Mechanical energy sources are abundant in our living environment, such as body motion,
vehicle transportation, engine vibrations and breezy wind, which have been underestimated …

Ferroelectric materials have attracted interest in recent years due to their application in
energy harvesting owing to its piezoelectric nature. Ferroelectric polymers are flexible and …

Core-shell nanofibers of PDMS ion gel/PVDF-HFP were successfully prepared by
incorporating cross-linking agent during electrospinning. The electrospun nanofiber mats …

The polar and piezoelectric nature of the wurtzite structure of ZnO nanowires with a high
aspect ratio at nanoscale dimensions is of high interest for piezotronic and piezoelectric …