Suspended electrodes for reducing parasitic capacitance in electret energy harvesters

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Chen, Rui ^a   Suzuki, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUNTER ELECTRODES; ELECTRODE STRUCTURE; ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE; INTERDIGITAL ELECTRODE; LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION; PARASITIC CAPACITANCE; RELATIVE PERMITTIVITY; WIRELESS SENSOR NODE;

CAPACITANCE; ELECTRETS; ELECTRODES; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; SENSOR NODES; SUBSTRATES;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 84888879153     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/23/12/125015     Document Type: Article

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