Hybridizing energy conversion and storage in a mechanical-to- electrochemical process for self-charging power cell

Nano Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 5048-5054

  Xue, Xinyu ^a   Wang, Sihong ^a   Guo, Wenxi ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a   Wang, Zhong Lin ^a,b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

electrochemistry; lithium ion battery; mechanical energy; piezoelectricity; Self charging power cell

Indexed keywords

CHARGE PUMP; CHEMICAL ENERGY; ELECTRIC ENERGIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; ENERGY GENERATIONS; LI BATTERIES; LI-ION BATTERIES; LITHIUM-ION BATTERY; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; MECHANICAL STRAINING; PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES; PIEZOELECTRIC NANOGENERATOR; PIEZOELECTRIC POTENTIAL; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; POWER CELLS; PVDF FILMS;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY CONVERSION; LITHIUM BATTERIES; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

CHARGING (BATTERIES);

LITHIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROELECTRODE; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POWER SUPPLY; SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LITHIUM; MICRO-ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MICROELECTRODES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84866321599     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl302879t     Document Type: Article

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