Harvesting Energy from Human Activity: Ferroelectric Energy Harvesters for Portable, Implantable, and Biomedical Electronics

Improved heat transfer for pyroelectric energy harvesting applications using a thermal conductive network of aluminum nitride in PMN–PMS–PZT ceramics

(2018) Qingping Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

High electrocaloric effect in hot-pressed Pb0.85 La0.1 (Zr0.65 Ti0.35 )O3 ceramics with a wide operating temperature range

(2017) Guangzu Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY

A Molecular Perovskite with Switchable Coordination Bonds for High-Temperature Multiaxial Ferroelectrics

(2017) Wei-Jian Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Novel design of highly [110]-oriented barium titanate nanorod array and its application in nanocomposite capacitors

(2017) Lingmin Yao et al.   Nanoscale

Slush-like polar structures in single-crystal relaxors

(2017) Hiroyuki Takenaka et al.   NATURE

Critical aspects of impedance spectroscopy in silicon solar cell characterization: A review

(2017) Pankaj Yadav et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Nanogenerators for Human Body Energy Harvesting

(2017) Antonino Proto et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Scalable single crystalline PMN-PT nanobelts sculpted from bulk for energy harvesting

(2017) Yan Chen et al.   Nano Energy

Zinc Oxide Nanorod-Based Piezoelectric Dermal Patch for Wound Healing

(2016) Suk Ho Bhang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Triboelectric and Piezoelectric Effects in a Combined Tribo-Piezoelectric Nanogenerator Based on an Interfacial ZnO Nanostructure

(2016) Xiya Yang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Toward Wearable Cooling Devices: Highly Flexible Electrocaloric Ba0.67Sr0.33TiO3Nanowire Arrays

(2016) Guangzu Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A One-Structure-Based Hybridized Nanogenerator for Scavenging Mechanical and Thermal Energies by Triboelectric-Piezoelectric-Pyroelectric Effects

(2016) Shuhua Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Energy Harvesters for Wearable and Stretchable Electronics: From Flexibility to Stretchability

(2016) Hao Wu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Flexible Nanogenerators for Energy Harvesting and Self-Powered Electronics

(2016) Feng Ru Fan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Interfacial Polarization-Induced Loss Mechanisms in Polypropylene/BaTiO3 Nanocomposite Dielectrics

(2016) Guoqiang Zhang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Surface charge self-recovering electret film for wearable energy conversion in a harsh environment

(2016) Junwen Zhong et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Ferroelectric materials for vibrational energy harvesting

(2016) JunDong Song et al.   Science China-Technological Sciences

The origin of ultrahigh piezoelectricity in relaxor-ferroelectric solid solution crystals

(2016) Fei Li et al.   Nature Communications

A One-Structure-Based Piezo-Tribo-Pyro-Photoelectric Effects Coupled Nanogenerator for Simultaneously Scavenging Mechanical, Thermal, and Solar Energies

(2016) Kewei Zhang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

All-in-one energy harvesting and storage devices

(2016) Ju-Hyuck Lee et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Development of Figures of Merit for Pyroelectric Energy-Harvesting Devices

(2016) Manish Sharma et al.   Energy Technology

Thin-film ferroelectric materials and their applications

(2016) Lane W. Martin et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Giant electromechanical coupling of relaxor ferroelectrics controlled by polar nanoregion vibrations

(2016) M. E. Manley et al.   Science Advances

Colossal Room-Temperature Electrocaloric Effect in Ferroelectric Polymer Nanocomposites Using Nanostructured Barium Strontium Titanates

(2015) Guangzu Zhang et al.   ACS Nano

Bioinspired Interlocked and Hierarchical Design of ZnO Nanowire Arrays for Static and Dynamic Pressure-Sensitive Electronic Skins

(2015) Minjeong Ha et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Flexible Battery-Less Bioelectronic Implants: Wireless Powering and Manipulation by Near-Infrared Light

(2015) Hongzhong Liu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Relaxor Ferroelectric-Based Electrocaloric Polymer Nanocomposites with a Broad Operating Temperature Range and High Cooling Energy

(2015) Qi Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Ferroelectric Polymer Nanocomposites for Room-Temperature Electrocaloric Refrigeration

(2015) Guangzu Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Triboelectric-Pyroelectric-Piezoelectric Hybrid Cell for High-Efficiency Energy-Harvesting and Self-Powered Sensing

(2015) Yunlong Zi et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Potassium–Sodium Niobate Lead-Free Piezoelectric Materials: Past, Present, and Future of Phase Boundaries

(2015) Jiagang Wu et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Solution-processed ferroelectric terpolymer nanocomposites with high breakdown strength and energy density utilizing boron nitride nanosheets

(2015) Qi Li et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Transferring lead-free piezoelectric ceramics into application

(2015) Jürgen Rödel et al.   JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY

CuInP2S6 Room Temperature Layered Ferroelectric

(2015) A. Belianinov et al.   NANO LETTERS

Flexible high-temperature dielectric materials from polymer nanocomposites

(2015) Qi Li et al.   NATURE

Pyroelectric energy harvesting devices based-on Pb[(MnxNb1−x)1/2(MnxSb1−x)1/2]y(ZrzTi1−z)1−yO3 ceramics

(2015) Ting Yu et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Modeling of a honeycomb-shaped pyroelectric energy harvester for human body heat harvesting

(2015) Myoung-Soo Kim et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Micropatterning of Flexible and Free Standing Polyvinylidene Difluoride (PVDF) Films for Enhanced Pyroelectric Energy Transformation

(2015) Daniel Zabek et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Recent advances in critical materials for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells: a review

(2015) Jialong Duan et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Review of recent progress in chemical stability of perovskite solar cells

(2015) Guangda Niu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

High-performance flexible lead-free nanocomposite piezoelectric nanogenerator for biomechanical energy harvesting and storage

(2015) Saqib Siddiqui et al.   Nano Energy

Hemispherically Aggregated BaTiO3 Nanoparticle Composite Thin Film for High-Performance Flexible Piezoelectric Nanogenerator

(2014) Sung-Ho Shin et al.   ACS Nano

3D Optical Printing of Piezoelectric Nanoparticle–Polymer Composite Materials

(2014) Kanguk Kim et al.   ACS Nano

Topological-Structure Modulated Polymer Nanocomposites Exhibiting Highly Enhanced Dielectric Strength and Energy Density

(2014) Penghao Hu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Biocompatible Nanogenerators through High Piezoelectric Coefficient 0.5Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3-0.5(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3Nanowires for In-Vivo Applications

(2014) Miaomiao Yuan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Scalable Synthesis of Morphotropic Phase Boundary Lead Zirconium Titanate Nanowires for Energy Harvesting

(2014) Zhi Zhou et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Switchable Dielectric, Piezoelectric, and Second-Harmonic Generation Bistability in a New Improper Ferroelectric above Room Temperature

(2014) Yi Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Self-Powered Cardiac Pacemaker Enabled by Flexible Single Crystalline PMN-PT Piezoelectric Energy Harvester

(2014) Geon-Tae Hwang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

High Energy and Power Density Capacitors from Solution-Processed Ternary Ferroelectric Polymer Nanocomposites

(2014) Qi Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Ultrahigh Energy Density of Polymer Nanocomposites Containing BaTiO3@TiO2Nanofibers by Atomic-Scale Interface Engineering

(2014) Xin Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Highly-Efficient, Flexible Piezoelectric PZT Thin Film Nanogenerator on Plastic Substrates

(2014) Kwi-Il Park et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Pyroelectric materials and devices for energy harvesting applications

(2014) C. R. Bowen et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Solvent engineering for high-performance inorganic–organic hybrid perovskite solar cells

(2014) Nam Joong Jeon et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting and storage from motions of the heart, lung, and diaphragm

(2014) Canan Dagdeviren et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Charging-free electrochemical system for harvesting low-grade thermal energy

(2014) Yuan Yang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ferroelectric switching of elastin

(2014) Yuanming Liu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Review on the development of natural dye photosensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cells

(2014) Norasikin A. Ludin et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

A review of semiconductor materials as sensitizers for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

(2014) M. Kouhnavard et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

An electrochemical system for efficiently harvesting low-grade heat energy

(2014) Seok Woo Lee et al.   Nature Communications

A Scalable Nanogenerator Based on Self-Poled Piezoelectric Polymer Nanowires with High Energy Conversion Efficiency

(2014) Richard A. Whiter et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Polarization Orientation, Piezoelectricity, and Energy Harvesting Performance of Ferroelectric PVDF-TrFE Nanotubes Synthesized by Nanoconfinement

(2014) Venkateswarlu Bhavanasi et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Electrostrictive effect in ferroelectrics: An alternative approach to improve piezoelectricity

(2014) Fei Li et al.   Applied Physics Reviews

Nanoconfinement: an Effective Way to Enhance PVDF Piezoelectric Properties

(2013) Valentina Cauda et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Fused Porphyrin–Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Hybrids: Efficient Formation and Photophysical Characterization

(2013) Qiwen Zhong et al.   ACS Nano

Virus-Directed Design of a Flexible BaTiO3 Nanogenerator

(2013) Chang Kyu Jeong et al.   ACS Nano

Human Skin Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Harvesting Biomechanical Energy and as Self-Powered Active Tactile Sensor System

(2013) Ya Yang et al.   ACS Nano

Highly Stretchable Piezoelectric-Pyroelectric Hybrid Nanogenerator

(2013) Ju-Hyuck Lee et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Flexible Nanodielectric Materials with High Permittivity for Power Energy Storage

(2013) Zhi-Min Dang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Vertically aligned BaTiO3nanowire arrays for energy harvesting

(2013) Aneesh Koka et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Piezoelectric and ferroelectric materials and structures for energy harvesting applications

(2013) C. R. Bowen et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Flexible Piezoelectric PMN–PT Nanowire-Based Nanocomposite and Device

(2013) Shiyou Xu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Toward Large-Scale Energy Harvesting by a Nanoparticle-Enhanced Triboelectric Nanogenerator

(2013) Guang Zhu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Thermal Conductivity and Phonon Transport in Suspended Few-Layer Hexagonal Boron Nitride

(2013) Insun Jo et al.   NANO LETTERS

Glucose Suppresses Biological Ferroelectricity in Aortic Elastin

(2013) Yuanming Liu et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Novel polymer ferroelectric behavior via crystal isomorphism and the nanoconfinement effect

(2013) Lianyun Yang et al.   POLYMER

A review on thermoelectric renewable energy: Principle parameters that affect their performance

(2013) Mohamed Hamid Elsheikh et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Ferroelectric Polarization in Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite Thin Films on Silicon

(2013) S. B. Lang et al.   Scientific Reports

A review on counter electrode materials in dye-sensitized solar cells

(2013) Sara Thomas et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Review on Recent Progress on Sandwich-Structure Hybrid Solar Cells

(2013) Hsin-Yi Chen et al.   Energy Technology

Single Micro/Nanowire Pyroelectric Nanogenerators as Self-Powered Temperature Sensors

(2012) Ya Yang et al.   ACS Nano

Flexible Hybrid Energy Cell for Simultaneously Harvesting Thermal, Mechanical, and Solar Energies

(2012) Ya Yang et al.   ACS Nano

Flexible Pyroelectric Nanogenerators using a Composite Structure of Lead-Free KNbO3Nanowires

(2012) Ya Yang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Flexible Nanocomposite Generator Made of BaTiO3 Nanoparticles and Graphitic Carbons

(2012) Kwi-Il Park et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Confinement in Oriented Mesopores Induces Piezoelectric Behavior of Polymeric Nanowires

(2012) Valentina Cauda et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

A Magnetoelectric Generator for Energy Harvesting From the Vibration of Magnetic Levitation

(2012) Yang Zhu et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS

Electrochemically reduced graphene porous material as light absorber for light-driven thermoelectric generator

(2012) Yunqiang Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Novel Ferroelectric Polymers for High Energy Density and Low Loss Dielectrics

(2012) Lei Zhu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

PMN-PT Nanowires with a Very High Piezoelectric Constant

(2012) Shiyou Xu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Pyroelectric Nanogenerators for Driving Wireless Sensors

(2012) Ya Yang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Pyroelectric Nanogenerators for Harvesting Thermoelectric Energy

(2012) Ya Yang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Virus-based piezoelectric energy generation

(2012) Byung Yang Lee et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Irreversibilities and efficiency at maximum power of heat engines: The illustrative case of a thermoelectric generator

(2012) Y. Apertet et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Biological Ferroelectricity Uncovered in Aortic Walls by Piezoresponse Force Microscopy

(2012) Yuanming Liu et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Tailored polymer-based nanorods and nanotubes by "template synthesis": From preparation to applications

(2012) Jaime Martín et al.   POLYMER

Triboelectrostatic separation for granular plastic waste recycling: A review

(2012) Guiqing Wu et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Stretchable Ferroelectric Nanoribbons with Wavy Configurations on Elastomeric Substrates

(2011) Xue Feng et al.   ACS Nano

Lead-Free NaNbO3 Nanowires for a High Output Piezoelectric Nanogenerator

(2011) Jong Hoon Jung et al.   ACS Nano

Fiber-Based Hybrid Nanogenerators for/as Self-Powered Systems in Biological Liquid

(2011) Caofeng Pan et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Pyroelectric, piezoelectric, and photoeffects in hydroxyapatite thin films on silicon

(2011) S. B. Lang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

A review of piezoelectric energy harvesting based on vibration

(2011) Heung Soo Kim et al.   International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing

Phase transformation mechanisms and piezoelectric properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/montmorillonite composite

(2011) Y. Y. Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Polymer nanocomposites for electrical energy storage

(2011) Qing Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS

Dielectric and magnetic properties of ferrite/poly(vinylidene fluoride) nanocomposites

(2011) P. Martins et al.   MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Enhanced Piezoelectricity and Stretchability in Energy Harvesting Devices Fabricated from Buckled PZT Ribbons

(2011) Yi Qi et al.   NANO LETTERS

Colloidal-quantum-dot photovoltaics using atomic-ligand passivation

(2011) Jiang Tang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Characterization of thermal transport in low-dimensional boron nitride nanostructures

(2011) Cem Sevik et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Hybrid Nanogenerator for Concurrently Harvesting Biomechanical and Biochemical Energy

(2010) Benjamin J. Hansen et al.   ACS Nano

Triboelectric charging of powders: A review

(2010) S. Matsusaka et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE

Nanotechnology-enabled flexible and biocompatible energy harvesting

(2010) Yi Qi et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Recent development of high energy density polymers for dielectric capacitors

(2010) Yong Wang et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON DIELECTRICS AND ELECTRICAL INSULATION

Towards optimization of a pyroelectric energy converter for harvesting waste heat

(2010) Ashcon Navid et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Composition and phase dependence of the intrinsic and extrinsic piezoelectric activity of domain engineered (1−x)Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3−xPbTiO3 crystals

(2010) Fei Li et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Structure and electrical properties of PMNSZT/PVDF pyroelectric composites doped with BiCl3

(2010) Qingping Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS

High-Output Nanogenerator by Rational Unipolar Assembly of Conical Nanowires and Its Application for Driving a Small Liquid Crystal Display

(2010) Youfan Hu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Confinement-Induced One-Dimensional Ferroelectric Polymer Arrays

(2010) Mari-Cruz García-Gutiérrez et al.   NANO LETTERS

Piezoelectric Ribbons Printed onto Rubber for Flexible Energy Conversion

(2010) Yi Qi et al.   NANO LETTERS

Piezoelectric BaTiO3Thin Film Nanogenerator on Plastic Substrates

(2010) Kwi-Il Park et al.   NANO LETTERS

Direct-Write Piezoelectric Polymeric Nanogenerator with High Energy Conversion Efficiency

(2010) Chieh Chang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Self-powered nanowire devices

(2010) Sheng Xu et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Above-bandgap voltages from ferroelectric photovoltaic devices

(2010) S. Y. Yang et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Boron nitride substrates for high-quality graphene electronics

(2010) C. R. Dean et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Microstructure and morphology in the PVDF films doped with BiCl3

(2010) Qingping Wang et al.   POLYMER BULLETIN

Thermal energy harvesting through pyroelectricity

(2010) A. Cuadras et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Influence of the β-phase content and degree of crystallinity on the piezo- and ferroelectric properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride)

(2010) J Gomes et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Piezoelectric-nanowire-enabled power source for driving wireless microelectronics

(2010) Sheng Xu et al.   Nature Communications

Advances in crystalline silicon solar cell technology for industrial mass production

(2010) Tatsuo Saga   NPG Asia Materials

Electrostatic Energy-Harvesting and Battery-Charging CMOS System Prototype

(2009) E.O. Torres et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS I-REGULAR PAPERS

Error in estimates of tissue material properties from shear wave dispersion ultrasound vibrometry

(2009) M.W. Urban et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ULTRASONICS FERROELECTRICS AND FREQUENCY CONTROL

Nanowire Structured Hybrid Cell for Concurrently Scavenging Solar and Mechanical Energies

(2009) Chen Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

History and challenges of barium titanate: Part II

(2009) M.M. Vijatovic et al.   SCIENCE OF SINTERING

A magnetoelectric energy harvester and management circuit for wireless sensor network

(2009) Ping Li et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

On thermoelectric and pyroelectric energy harvesting

(2009) Gael Sebald et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Piezoelectric property in morphotropic phase boundary Bi0.5(Na0.82K0.18)0.5TiO3 lead free thick film deposited by screen printing

(2008) Haibo Zhang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Microfibre–nanowire hybrid structure for energy scavenging

(2008) Yong Qin et al.   NATURE

Power generation with laterally packaged piezoelectric fine wires

(2008) Rusen Yang et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Large Electrocaloric Effect in Ferroelectric Polymers Near Room Temperature

(2008) B. Neese et al.   SCIENCE

Vibration energy harvesting by magnetostrictive material

(2008) Lei Wang et al.   Smart Materials and Structures