Microfibre-nanowire hybrid structure for energy scavenging

Nature

Volumn 451, Issue 7180, 2008, Pages 809-813

  Qin, Yong ^a   Wang, Xudong ^a   Wang, Zhong Lin ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOWIRE; ZINC OXIDE;

ELECTRICITY; ENERGY; FRICTION; HYBRID; INNOVATION; METHODOLOGY; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SUBSTRATE; ULTRASONICS; VIBRATION; WIND;

ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY; FIBER; FREQUENCY MODULATION; FRICTION; NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY; NANODEVICE; NOISE; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; THERMAL ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUND; VIBRATION; WIND;

EID: 39149112201     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature06601     Document Type: Article

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