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Thermal energy harvesting using pyroelectric-electrochemical coupling in ferroelectric materials
Yan Zhang, Pham Thi Thuy Phuong, Eleanor Roake +4
Recently, the coupling of ferroelectrics with electrochemical reactions has attracted increasing interest for harvesting waste heat. The change of polarisation of a ferroelectric w…
Energy harvesting from coupled bending-twisting oscillations in carbon-fibre reinforced polymer laminates
Mengying Xie, Yan Zhang, Marcin J. Kraśny +3
The energy harvesting capability of resonant harvesting structures, such as piezoelectric cantilever beams, can be improved by utilizing coupled oscillations that generate favourab…
Understanding the effect of porosity on the polarisation-field response of ferroelectric materials
Yan Zhang, James Roscow, Rhodri Lewis +4
This paper combines experimental and modelling studies to provide a detailed examination of the influence of porosity volume fraction and morphology on the polarisation-electric fi…
High piezoelectric sensitivity and hydrostatic figures of merit in unidirectional porous ferroelectric ceramics fabricated by freeze casting
Yan Zhang, James Roscow, Mengying Xie +1
High performance lead zirconate titanate (PZT) ceramics with aligned porosity for sensing applications were fabricated by an ice-templating method. To demonstrate the enhanced prop…
Enhanced pyroelectric and piezoelectric properties of PZT with aligned porosity for energy harvesting applications
Yan Zhang, Mengying Xie, James Roscow +4
This paper demonstrates the significant benefits of exploiting highly aligned porosity in piezoelectric and pyroelectric materials for improved energy harvesting performance. Porou…
Ice-templated poly(vinylidene fluoride) ferroelectrets
Yan Zhang, Chris R. Bowen, Sylvain Deville
Ferroelectrets are piezoelectrically-active polymer foams that can convert externally applied loads into electric charge. Existing processing routes used to create pores of the des…