Materials and techniques for energy harvesting

Functional Materials for Sustainable Energy Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 541-572

  Kiziroglou, M E ^a   Yeatman, E M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrostatic; Energy harvesting; Generator; MEMS; Piezoelectric; Thermoelectric

Indexed keywords

BODY SENSOR NETWORKS; ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES; ELECTROSTATICS; MEMS; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); OSCILLISTORS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE; ENERGY TRANSDUCTION MECHANISM; GENERATOR; MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS; MECHANICAL OSCILLATORS; PIEZOELECTRIC; SPECIFIC PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRIC;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 84880914042     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857096371.4.539     Document Type: Chapter

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