Self-Powered Storage & Sensors
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 July 2019) | Viewed by 10248
Special Issue Editors
Interests: self-charging power cell; hybrid fuel cell; energy harvesting; nanogenerator; nanobiosensor
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Interests: nanotechnology; 2D materials; energy harvesting and storage devices; nanopaints; Raman mapping
Interests: functional nanomaterials; piezoelectric/triboelectric harvesting; self-powered sensors; piezo-phototronic devices; single crystal growth techniques; micro/nanodevice fabrication methods
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of self-powered storage/sensor (SPS) devices is the forthcoming revolution in smart technology, which makes it possible to abolish the use of complex battery sources, external circuit components and natural sources used for energy generation. In the recent decade, SPS gained great attention and broadly diversified into electronic, chemical, biomedical and security sectors. The growth of SPS technology advanced through the prototypes of nanostructures, energy conversion approaches, storage techniques and multi-sensing methods. Recently, the design and development of self-powered storage device (either internally or externally driven) is an area of emerging research interest, having an inter-relation between the energy storing electrode and electrolytes via choice of effective performances of capacitive electrode materials, electrolytes (liquid or gel-type, and solid), with dual functional separators which provide new-energy conversion/storage processes, such as piezo-electrochemical (piezo-ionic, mechano-ionic) and photo-electrochemical (photo-capacitive electrodes, photo-redox electrolyte).
Modern technology is widely reliant on the adaptable, battery-less, cost-effective, longer lifetime of self-powered sensors that can monitor/sense various stimuli, such as chemical, gas, biological (enzymatic/non-enzymatic) and implantable sensors. These sensors/storage units are powered by various energy generating approaches like piezoelectric, triboelectric, thermoelectric, pyroelectric and magnetic effects etc. Furthermore, synergistic principles, innovative working mechanisms, efficient performances and device designs that are adaptable in harsh environments are highly effective for SPS.
This Special Issue on “Self-powered storage and sensors” aims to provide an overview of new hybrid energy conversion and storage/sensor systems and insights on innovative conceptual designs of next-generation SPS via (i) cost-effective growth methods for harvesting /sensing/capacitive nanomaterials, (ii) novel interface engineering between the harvester with storage/sensor compartments and (iii) theoretical/experimental studies on energy-conversion efficacy and sensing performance. We cordially invite you to submit manuscripts on the significant role of multifunctional nanostructures, efficient device prototypes for self-powered storage, and adaptable self-powered sensors. We are glad to welcome contributions on the above-mentioned subjects from scientists, academic researchers and those involved in related industries across the globe.
Prof. Sang-Jae KIM
Prof. Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy
Dr. Nagamalleswara Rao Alluri
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Nanomaterials
- Energy harvesters
- Self-powered storage units
- Supercapacitors
- Batteries
- Supercapattery
- Fuel cell
- Solar Cell
- Self-powered sensors
- Piezoelectric, piezo-phototronic
- Triboelectric
- Thermoelectric/Pyroelectric
- Implantable medical devices
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