Abstract
Ferroelectric materials have attracted interest for over a hundred years as a result of their spontaneous polarization and a polarization orientation that can be reversed by the application of an external electric field. In addition, the degree of polarization can be affected by external stimuli such as vibrations, stress, heat, and light. These properties enable ferroelectric materials to be used to fabricate nanogenerators, which are devices used in energy scavenging applications and provide an opportunity to obtain electrical energy from a variety of external stimuli. This review discusses the development of ferroelectric-based nanogenerators for scavenging mechanical, thermal, and solar energies through the piezoelectric effect, pyroelectric effect, and photovoltaic effect, respectively. The mechanisms of the effects and the pathways to optimize the output performance of the nanogenerators are analyzed in detail. Recent developments in energy harvesting using ferroelectric materials are discussed with the objective to motivate attention and efforts in this growing field.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 2100905 |
| Journal | Advanced Functional Materials |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 25 |
| Early online date | 1 Apr 2021 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 16 Jun 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the National Key R&D Project from Minister of Science and Technology in China (No. 2016YFA0202701), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52072041), External Cooperation Program of BIC, Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. 121411KYS820150028), the 2015 Annual Beijing Talents Fund (No. 2015000021223ZK32), Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (No. 2017ASKJ01), and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. Y8540XX2D2).
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Keywords
- ferroelectric
- ferroelectric photovoltaics
- nanogenerators
- piezoelectric
- pyroelectric
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Li, H., Bowen, C. R., Yang, Y., Scavenging Energy Sources Using Ferroelectric Materials. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, 2100905, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202100905. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.