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First wurtzite-structured MgSiN₂ thin film unlocks promising electronic properties
Wurtzite-structured crystals, characterized by their hexagonal symmetry, are widely valued for their unique electronic and ...
Interesting Engineering10d
Buzz battery? Tiny rice-sized tech backpack turns bees into power generators
Scientists developed an ultralight energy harvester that taps into the buzz of bees to generate electricity without disrupting flight.
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Bees' Thorax Vibration Powers Piezoelectric Energy
A research article published by the Beijing Institute of Technology presented a piezoelectric energy harvester (PEH) weighing only 46 milligrams. By ...
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K-mer-Based Recognition of Multiple Load Conditions and Force Measurement Using Graphene/PVDF Helical Sensor
This study developed an innovative helical-shaped piezoelectric sensor incorporating a precisely aligned polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)/graphene composite film as the active piezoelectric component.
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A Triboelectric Sensor with High Sensitivity and Wide Detection Range by Tuning Electron Tunneling and Piezoelectric Charge
College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science &Technology, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710021, China National Demonstration Center for Experimental Light Chemistry ...
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One-Step Fabrication of UiO-66/PVDF/PGE and MOF-199/PVDF/PGE Electrode for High-Performance Supercapacitors
To solve this problem, we developed two innovative electrodes, UiO-66/PVDF/PGE and metal–organic framework (MOF)-199/PVDF/PGE. These electrodes produced with a one-step electrospinning technique ...
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Highly Sensitive PVDF/CNTs/ZnO Flexible Piezoelectric Sensor for Detecting Human Subtle Motion
the sensitivity and piezoelectric properties of flexible piezoelectric sensors still face challenges. Herein, we prepared a flexible polyvinylidene fluoride/carbon nanotubes/zinc oxide (PVDF/CNTs/ZnO) ...