Hybridized and Coupled Nanogenerators

A comprehensive guide to efficiently scavenge multi-energies from the surrounding environment to power some electronic devices and realize self-powered sensing!

With the advantages of high-integration level, low cost, and high-conversion efficiency, hybridized nanogenerators have many potential applications in multi-energy scavenging and sensor fields. This book offers a comprehensive review of the design, performance, and applications of hybridized and coupled nanogenerators. The author—a noted expert on the topic—explores the various new hybridized and multi-effects coupled nanogenerators.

The book examines the current approaches of improving electric generation performance and offers an introduction to the applications of hybridized nanogenerators in energy harvesting and sensing. This technology has proven to be highly applicable in multi-energy scavenging and self-powered sensor fields. This book includes:

• Examines the potential applications of hybridized and coupled nanogenerators in multi-energy scavenging and sensor fields
• Covers the principles of device design
• Explores the most current approaches to improve performance
• Reviews various multi-effects coupled nanogenerators and their potential applications

Written for materials scientists, engineering scientists, electronics engineers, bioengineers, sensor developers, and sensor industry professionals, This book is a guide to hybridized and coupled nanogenerators that achieve the maximum utilization of multi-type and stable energies.

Ya Yang, Professor Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Prof. Ya Yang has developed various new hybridized and multi-effects coupled nanogenerators, opening up the new principles of the device design and coupled effects, and the new approaches of improving output performances of energy-related devices. His main research interests focus on the field of hybridized and coupled nanogenerators for energy conversion, self-powered sensing, and some new physical effects. He has published more than 170 SCI academic papers in Science Advances and other journals. These papers have been cited by more than 10000 times, and the corresponding H-index is 60 (web of science). Prof. Yang is the editorial committee member of iScience, Nano-Micro Letters and some other journals.Details can be found at: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-7219-2016.