Flexible pyroelectric generators for scavenging ambient thermal energy and as self-powered thermosensors

Energy

Volumn 101, Issue , 2016, Pages 202-210

  Zhang, Hulin ^a   Xie, Yuhang ^a   Li, Xiaomei ^a   Huang, Zhenlong ^a   Zhang, Shangjie ^a   Su, Yuanjie ^a   Wu, Bo ^a   He, Long ^a   Yang, Weiqing ^b   Lin, Yuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Pyroelectric generator; Self powered; Thermal energy; Thermosensor

Indexed keywords

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; THERMAL ENERGY;

FLUCTUATING TEMPERATURES; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; PYROELECTRIC GENERATOR; SELF-POWERED; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; THERMO-SENSOR;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

ELECTRIC FIELD; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FILM; FLUORIDE; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SENSOR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 84959363517     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2016.02.002     Document Type: Article

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