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THERMAL HARVESTING

More power to pyroelectrics

Nature Materials volume 17, pages 385–386 (2018)Cite this article

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Using a thin-film geometry and electric-field-driven enhancement of pyroelectric response, a relaxor ferroelectric is shown to display superior power densities for thermal harvesting.

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Fig. 1: Thin film pyroelectric energy conversion.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

    Joseph P. Feser

  2. Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Jayakanth Ravichandran

  3. Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Jayakanth Ravichandran

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Feser, J.P., Ravichandran, J. More power to pyroelectrics. Nature Mater 17, 385–386 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-018-0065-x

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