Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting: Novel Technologies and Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2023) | Viewed by 237
Special Issue Editors
Interests: piezoelectric energy harvesting
Interests: triboelectric nanogenerator for energy harvesting; charge excitation strategy; energy harvesting technology based on magnetostrictive/piezoelectric composite transducer; wearable electronics for health care; self-powered sensor and systems
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Dear Colleagues,
The rapid development in intelligent sensors, flexible electronics, and biomedical devices has led to a boom in the demand for lightweight, safe, and long-lifespan power sources. Scavenging energy from ambient vibration through piezoelectric materials has become one of the most promising routes to replace batteries in some special scenarios in recent decades. Piezoelectric energy harvesting has drawn extensive research interest due to its high efficiency, environmental friendliness, and cost effectiveness. Thus, research on piezoelectric energy harvesting will contribute to the development of the next generation of the Internet of Things.
The study of the technology and application of piezoelectric energy harvesting is a field of multidisciplinary research, which can be roughly classified into the following five aspects according to the research focus of each field: (1) the design and fabrication of piezoelectric materials; (2) the design and optimization of mechanical structures; (3) the design of energy-harvesting circuits; (4) the integration of energy-harvesting systems; and (5) the discovery of novel applications based on piezoelectric systems. This Special Issue is aimed at discussing new piezoelectric energy-harvesting researches, encompassing research papers, short communications, and review articles.
Dr. Shiyuan Liu
Dr. Zhiming Lin
Guest Editors
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