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Investigation of mechanical energy harvesting cycles using ferroelectric/ferroelastic switching

Abstract:
Piezoelectric energy harvesters have been widely developed in last decade due to their simplicity and practicality, but they suffer from low energy density. To increase the energy density, ferroelectric/ferroelastic switching could be an effective alternative energy harvesting approach. However, the nonlinearity and irreversibility of ferroelectric switching produces difficulty in establishing a stable working cycle. In this work, novel, practical and stable energy harvesting cycles using ferroelectric/ferroelastic switching are established and explored under quasi-static experimental conditions. A prototype device with a simple ‘sandwich’ configuration is tested. The results show that the cycle energy density can reach 11 mJ/cm3 under tensile loading and 3.2 mJ/cm3 under compression, demonstrating great potential for practical applications.
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Published
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10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106862

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Engineering Science
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Publisher:
Elsevier
Journal:
Nano Energy More from this journal
Volume:
93
Article number:
106862
Publication date:
2021-12-21
Acceptance date:
2021-12-19
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2211-2855


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1269576
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pubs:1269576
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2022-08-03

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