Energy harvesting using piezoelectric nanowires-a correspondence on "Energy harvesting using nanowires?" by alexe et al.

Advanced Materials

Volumn 21, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1311-1315

  Wang, Zhong Lin ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFM; ENERGY HARVESTING; LARGE SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; METAL TIP; MOBILE CHARGE; PIEZO-ELECTRIC EFFECTS; PIEZOELECTRIC POTENTIAL; PIEZOELECTRIC SIGNALS; SCHOTTKY BARRIERS; SI NANOWIRE; ZNO;

ELECTRIC WIRE; HARVESTING; NANOWIRES; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE;

PIEZOELECTRICITY;

EID: 66149136434     PISSN: 09359648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200802638     Document Type: Article

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