Non-resonant electromechanical energy harvesting using inter-ferroelectric phase transitions
- 1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269 (United States)
- 2. Sensors and Sonar Systems Department, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport, Newport, Rhode Island 02841 (United States)
- 3. Materials Science and Technology Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375 (United States)
Description
Non-resonant electromechanical energy harvesting is demonstrated under low frequency excitation (<50 Hz) using [110]C-poled lead indium niobate-lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate relaxor ferroelectric single crystals with compositions near the morphotropic phase boundary. The efficiency of power generation at the stress-induced phase transition between domain-engineered rhombohedral and orthorhombic ferroelectric states is as much as four times greater than is obtained in the linear piezoelectric regime under identical measurement conditions but during loading below the coercive stress of the phase change. The phase transition mode of electromechanical transduction holds potential for non-resonant energy harvesting from low-frequency vibrations and does not require mechanical frequency up-conversion
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Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.4934591;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Applied Physics Letters
- Journal Volume
- 107
- Journal Issue
- 17
- Journal Page Range
- p. 172901-172901.5
- ISSN
- 0003-6951
- CODEN
- APPLAB
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- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 47055953
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- EFFICIENCY; EXCITATION; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; INDIUM; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MONOCRYSTALS; NIOBATES; ORTHORHOMBIC LATTICES; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POWER GENERATION; STRESSES; TITANATES; TRIGONAL LATTICES
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALINE EARTH METALS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRICITY; ELEMENTS; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; MATERIALS; METALS; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL LATTICES; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
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