A nanogenerator can be designed based on the novel 2D piezoelectric effect. The deformation caused by an AFM tip results in charge separation due to the modified band structure of the bent membrane.

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have created a new piezoelectric nanogenerator that promises to overcome the restrictions found in previous attempts ...

Posted: Nov 15, 2017: Powering a piezoelectric nanogenerator with onion skin bio waste (Nanowerk Spotlight) Nanogenerators are innovative self-powered energy harvesters that convert kinetic energy ...

Posted: Jun 16, 2017: Piezoelectric nanogenerators for self-powered flexible sensors (Nanowerk News) Researchers in China have demonstrated a high performance flexible piezoelectric nanogenerator ...

Highly-Efficient, Flexible Piezoelectric PZT Thin Film Nanogenerator on Plastic Substrates. Advanced Materials , 2014; 26 (16): 2514 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201305659 Cite This Page : ...

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A group of researchers has developed a cardiac pacemaker that is powered semi-permanently by a flexible piezoelectric nanogenerator. Designed to be implanted directly in the body, it is claimed to ...

The article, "Bio-Piezoelectric Nanogenerator Made with Fish Scale," is authored by Sujoy Kuman Ghosh and Dipankar Mandal. The article will appear in the journal Applied Physics Letters on ...

The researchers’ nanogenerator harnesses the piezoelectric effect–the way some crystalline materials produce an electrical potential when placed under mechanical stress.