Ferroelectric Materials Based Coupled Nanogenerators

Innovations in nanogenerator technology foster pervading self-power devices for human use, environmental surveillance, energy transfiguration, intelligent storage systems, and wireless networks. Energy harvesting from ubiquitous ambient mechanical, thermal, solar energies by nanogenerators is the hotspot of modern electronics research era. Ferroelectric materials, which show spontaneous polarization, are reversible when exposed to external electric field, responsive stimuli strain, heat, light promising modeling nanogenerators. This review demonstrates ferroelectric material-based nanogenerators, practicing discrete coupled pyroelectric, piezoelectric, triboelectric, photovoltaic effects. Their working mechanisms way optimizing their performances, exercising conjunction effects a standalone device, multi-effects greatly versatile reliable encourage resolution crisis. Additionally, expectancy productive lines future ensuing propitious application domains listed.