Pyroelectric effect in PZT thick films for thermal energy harvesting in low-power sensors

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue , 2010, Pages 685-688

  Dalola, Simone ^a   Ferrari, Vittorio ^a   Marioli, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy harvesting; Pyroelectric effect

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; FERROELECTRIC CERAMICS; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; THICK FILMS;

ALUMINA SUBSTRATES; AUTONOMOUS SENSORS; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE; LOW POWER SENSOR; METAL ELECTRODES; PYROELECTRIC EFFECT; ULTRA-LOW-POWER SENSORS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 78650602813     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18777058     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2010.09.202     Document Type: Conference Paper

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