Modern Piezoelectric Energy-Harvesting Materials

• Main Authors: Bowen, Christopher R. (Author), Topolov, Vitaly Yu (Author), Kim, Hyunsun Alicia (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Springer Series in Materials Science, 238
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy harvesting.; Electric power production.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Materials science.; Energy Harvesting.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Energy Technology.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.

This book covers the topic of vibration energy harvesting using piezoelectric materials. Piezoelectric materials are analyzed in the context of their electromechanical coupling, heterogeneity, microgeometry and interrelations between electromechanical properties. Piezoelectric ceramics and composite...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• The Piezoelectric Medium and Its Characteristics
• Electromechanical Coupling Factors and Their Anisotropy in Piezoelectric and Ferroelectric Materials
• Figures of Merit of Modern Piezo-active Ceramics and Composites
• Piezoelectric Mechanical Energy Harvesters and Related Materials
• Piezoelectric Energy-harvesting Materials Characterization: New Trends in the Study.