Piezoelectric energy harvesting using mechanical metamaterials and phononic crystals

Geon Lee; Dongwoo Lee; Jeonghoon Park; Yeongtae Jang; Miso Kim; Junsuk Rho

doi:10.1038/s42005-022-00869-4

Communications Physics (Apr 2022)

Piezoelectric energy harvesting using mechanical metamaterials and phononic crystals

Geon Lee,
Dongwoo Lee,
Jeonghoon Park,
Yeongtae Jang,
Miso Kim,
Junsuk Rho

Affiliations

Geon Lee: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Dongwoo Lee: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Jeonghoon Park: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Yeongtae Jang: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Miso Kim: School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University
Junsuk Rho: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-022-00869-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Judicious design of metamaterials and phononic crystals permits the realization of novel localization and wave-guiding properties. Here, recent developments and strategies for applying these structures to piezoelectric energy harvesting are reviewed.

Published in Communications Physics

ISSN: 2399-3650 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Astronomy: Astrophysics; Science: Physics
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsphys/

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