Also: nanogenerator, TENG, body motion power
Materials that make electricity when squeezed, bent or rubbed, capturing energy from vibration and body motion.
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| Property | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Organ-motion harvester efficiency | ~2% | Dagdeviren 2014 |
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Dagdeviren and colleagues built flexible piezoelectric harvesters sewn onto the heart, lung and diaphragm of animals, converting organ motion to electricity at about 2% efficiency.
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As reported in: Dagdeviren, Yang, Su et al. (2014). Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting and storage from motions of the heart, lung, and diaphragm. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. doi:10.1073/pnas.1317233111
Wang and Song converted nanoscale mechanical energy into electricity by bending piezoelectric zinc oxide nanowires, with an estimated efficiency of 17–30%.
As reported in: Wang, Song (2006). Piezoelectric Nanogenerators Based on Zinc Oxide Nanowire Arrays. Science. doi:10.1126/science.1124005
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Fan, Tian and Wang introduced a flexible triboelectric generator.
As reported in: Fan, Tian, Lin Wang (2012). Flexible triboelectric generator. Nano Energy. doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2012.01.004
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