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Modified energy harvesting figures of merit for stress- and strain-driven piezoelectric systems

Piezoelectrics are an important class of materials for mechanical energy harvesting technologies. In this paper we evaluate the piezoelectric harvesting process and define the key material properties that should be considered...

Control of electro-chemical processes using energy harvesting materials and devices
Energy harvesting is a topic of intense interest that aims to convert ambient forms of energy such as mechanical motion, light and heat, which are otherwise wasted, into useful energy. In many cases the energy harvester or...
Impacts of Spike Shape Variations on Synaptic Communication.
Understanding the communication theoretical capabilities of information transmission among neurons, known as neuro-spike communication, is a significant step in developing bio-inspired solutions for nanonetworking. In this...
Energy harvesting from water flow by using piezoelectric materials
As a promising energy-harvesting technique, an increasing number of researchers seek to exploit the piezoelectric effect to power electronic devices by harvesting the energy associated with water flow. In this emerging field, a...
Sum Rate of MISO Neuro-Spike Communication Channel With Constant Spiking Threshold.
Communication among neurons, known as neuro-spike communication, is the most promising technique for realization of a bio-inspired nanoscale communication paradigm to achieve biocompatible nanonetworks. In neuro-spike...
A Communication Theoretical Modeling of Axonal Propagation in Hippocampal Pyramidal Neurons.
Understanding the fundamentals of communication among neurons, known as neuro-spike communication, leads to reach bio-inspired nanoscale communication paradigms. In this paper, we focus on a part of neuro-spike communication...
In-situ poling and structurization of piezoelectric particulate composites
Composites of lead zirconate titanate particles in an epoxy matrix are prepared in the form of 0–3 and quasi 1–3 with different ceramic volume contents from 10% to 50%. Two different processing routes are tested. Firstly a...
Control of electro-chemical processes using energy harvesting materials and devices
Energy harvesting is a topic of intense interest that aims to convert ambient forms of energy such as mechanical motion, light and heat, which are otherwise wasted, into useful energy. In many cases the energy harvester or...
Piezoelectric performance of PZT-based materials with aligned porosity:

A new micromechanical model is proposed to analyse the piezoelectric properties of freeze-cast porous composite materials based on a ferroelectric lead zirconate titanate-type (PZT) ceramics. The important influence of the...

Modified energy harvesting figures of merit for stress- and strain-driven piezoelectric systems

Piezoelectrics are an important class of materials for mechanical energy harvesting technologies. In this paper we evaluate the piezoelectric harvesting process and define the key material properties that should be considered...

In-situ poling and structurization of piezoelectric particulate composites
Composites of lead zirconate titanate particles in an epoxy matrix are prepared in the form of 0–3 and quasi 1–3 with different ceramic volume contents from 10% to 50%. Two different processing routes are tested. Firstly a...
Self-Healing of Materials under High Electrical Stress

There is an increasing demand for materials and electronic devices to operate under conditions of high electrical or mechanical stress, or a combination of both. Applications include high-voltage insulation, capacitors...

A comprehensive energy flow model for piezoelectric energy harvesters

Piezoelectric materials have significant potential for mechanical harvesting and have an important influence in determining the power output. While the energy harvesting figure of merit (FoM ij) is frequently used...

Caprock integrity and public perception studies of carbon storage in depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs

Capture and subsurface storage of CO2 is widely viewed as being a necessary component of any strategy to minimise and control the continued increase in average global temperatures. Existing oil and gas reservoirs...

Piezoelectric performance of PZT-based materials with aligned porosity:

A new micromechanical model is proposed to analyse the piezoelectric properties of freeze-cast porous composite materials based on a ferroelectric lead zirconate titanate-type (PZT) ceramics. The important influence of the...

Energy harvesting from water flow by using piezoelectric materials
As a promising energy-harvesting technique, an increasing number of researchers seek to exploit the piezoelectric effect to power electronic devices by harvesting the energy associated with water flow. In this emerging field, a...
Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs) in Sensing and in Electroanalysis
Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) provide high surface area materials (typically 1000 m2 g-1 apparent BET surface area) that are processable from organic solvents to give glassy films or composite coatings....
Caprock integrity and public perception studies of carbon storage in depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs

Capture and subsurface storage of CO2 is widely viewed as being a necessary component of any strategy to minimise and control the continued increase in average global temperatures. Existing oil and gas reservoirs...

Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs) in Sensing and in Electroanalysis
Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) provide high surface area materials (typically 1000 m2 g-1 apparent BET surface area) that are processable from organic solvents to give glassy films or composite coatings....
A comprehensive energy flow model for piezoelectric energy harvesters

Piezoelectric materials have significant potential for mechanical harvesting and have an important influence in determining the power output. While the energy harvesting figure of merit (FoM ij) is frequently used...

Fabrication and microfluidic analysis of graphene-based molecular communication receiver for Internet of Nano Things (IoNT)
Abstract: Bio-inspired molecular communications (MC), where molecules are used to transfer information, is the most promising technique to realise the Internet of Nano Things (IoNT), thanks to its inherent biocompatibility...
Self-Healing of Materials under High Electrical Stress

There is an increasing demand for materials and electronic devices to operate under conditions of high electrical or mechanical stress, or a combination of both. Applications include high-voltage insulation, capacitors...

Piezoelectric catalysis for efficient reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> using lead-free ferroelectric particulates

The increase in global energy demand, together with a rise in carbon dioxide (CO2) levels have encouraged research into the reduction of CO2 into useful chemicals and fuels. In this paper, we demonstrate...

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