Roadmap on energy harvesting materials

Journal of Physics Materials, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 6(4), P. 042501 - 042501

Published: March 17, 2023

Abstract Ambient energy harvesting has great potential to contribute sustainable development and address growing environmental challenges. Converting waste from energy-intensive processes systems (e.g. combustion engines furnaces) is crucial reducing their impact achieving net-zero emissions. Compact harvesters will also be key powering the exponentially smart devices ecosystem that part of Internet Things, thus enabling futuristic applications can improve our quality life homes, cities, manufacturing, healthcare). To achieve these goals, innovative materials are needed efficiently convert ambient into electricity through various physical mechanisms, such as photovoltaic effect, thermoelectricity, piezoelectricity, triboelectricity, radiofrequency wireless power transfer. By bringing together perspectives experts in types materials, this Roadmap provides extensive insights recent advances present challenges field. Additionally, analyses performance metrics technologies relation ultimate conversion limits. Building on insights, outlines promising directions for future research fully harness green anytime, anywhere.

Language: Английский

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Biodegradable Piezoelectric Polymers: Recent Advancements in Materials and Applications

Advanced Healthcare Materials, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 12(23)

Published: May 26, 2023

Recent materials, microfabrication, and biotechnology improvements have introduced numerous exciting bioelectronic devices based on piezoelectric materials. There is an intriguing evolution from conventional unrecyclable materials to biodegradable, green, biocompatible functional As a fundamental electromechanical coupling material in applications, novel with feature of degradability desired electrical mechanical properties are being developed for future wearable implantable bioelectronics. These bioelectronics can be easily integrated biological systems including sensing physiological signals, diagnosing medical problems, opening the blood-brain barrier, stimulating healing or tissue growth. Therefore, generation piezoelectricity natural synthetic bioresorbable polymers has drawn great attention research field. Herein, significant recent advancements biodegradable polymers, their principles, advanced challenges uses, reviewed thoroughly. The degradation methods these through vitro vivo studies also investigated. microsystems could enable new applications biomedical In end, potential opportunities regarding practical pointed out that might research.

Language: Английский

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Perspectives on recent advancements in energy harvesting, sensing and bio-medical applications of piezoelectric gels

Chemical Society Reviews, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 52(17), P. 6191 - 6220

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

This review highlights the recent progress in piezoelectric gels (also known as PiezoGels) comprised of polymers, ceramic oxides and supramolecular materials used for energy harvesting, sensing wound dressing.

Language: Английский

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MEMS piezoelectric sensor for self-powered devices: A review

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 158, P. 107324 - 107324

Published: Jan. 25, 2023

Language: Английский

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Conductive hydrogels for bioenergy harvesting and self-powered application

Progress in Materials Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 138, P. 101156 - 101156

Published: June 23, 2023

Language: Английский

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