Imperial College London
Dr Michail Kiziroglou

DrMichailKiziroglou

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Research Fellow
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 6216m.kiziroglou

 
 
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Location

 

706Electrical EngineeringSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@inbook{Kiziroglou:2012:10.1533/9780857096371.4.539,
author = {Kiziroglou, ME and Yeatman, EM},
booktitle = {Functional Materials for Sustainable Energy Applications},
doi = {10.1533/9780857096371.4.539},
editor = {Kilner and Skinner and Irvine and Edwards},
pages = {541--572},
publisher = {Woodhead Publishing},
title = {17 - Materials and techniques for energy harvesting},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1533/9780857096371.4.539},
year = {2012}
}
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TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract: Energy harvesting, the collection of small amounts of ambient energy to power wireless devices, is a very promising technology for applications where batteries are impractical, such as body sensor networks and inaccessible remote systems. The performance and potential of energy-harvesting devices depend strongly on the performance and specific properties of materials. In this chapter the important properties and potential of materials used in energy-harvesting devices are reviewed. An introduction to the concept of energy harvesting is given with a special discussion on motion energy-harvesting limits. The state of the art of materials for piezoelectric, electrostatic, thermoelectric and electromagnetic harvesting devices is discussed, with emphasis on desired material properties and corresponding available materials. In addition to the materials required in the energy transduction mechanism itself, the performance of mechanical oscillators at small scales is a critical factor in motion energy harvesting. For this reason, material requirements, performance and limitations for the implementation of low-frequency and broadband mechanical oscillators are reviewed in the final section of this chapter.
AU  - Kiziroglou,ME
AU  - Yeatman,EM
DO  - 10.1533/9780857096371.4.539
EP  - 572
PB  - Woodhead Publishing
PY  - 2012///
SN  - 978-0-85709-059-1
SP  - 541
TI  - 17 - Materials and techniques for energy harvesting
T1  - Functional Materials for Sustainable Energy Applications
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1533/9780857096371.4.539
UR  - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780857090591500178
ER  -
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