Scavenging Energy Sources Using Ferroelectric Materials

Ferroelectric materials have attracted interest for over a hundred years as result of their spontaneous polarization and orientation that can be reversed by the application an external electric field. In addition, degree affected stimuli such vibrations, stress, heat, light. These properties enable ferroelectric to used fabricate nanogenerators, which are devices in energy scavenging applications provide opportunity obtain electrical from variety stimuli. This review discusses development ferroelectric-based nanogenerators mechanical, thermal, solar energies through piezoelectric effect, pyroelectric photovoltaic respectively. The mechanisms effects pathways optimize output performance analyzed detail. Recent developments harvesting using discussed with objective motivate attention efforts this growing