Energy harvesting: An integrated view of materials, devices and applications

Nanotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 50, 2012, Pages

  Radousky, H B ^a   Liang, H ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY; DEVICE DESIGN; DEVICE OPERATIONS; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; MAGNETIC ENERGIES; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; MEMS/NEMS; MULTI-STEP; NANO ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; THERMOELECTRICS;

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY TRANSFER; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; THERMOANALYSIS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WASTE HEAT;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

NANOMATERIAL;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY RESOURCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNET; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; POWER SUPPLY; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MAGNETS; MICRO-ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 84870435444     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/50/502001     Document Type: Review

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