scholarly journals Giant energy harvesting potential in (100)-oriented 0.68PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3–0.32PbTiO3 with Pb(Zr0.3Ti0.7)O3/PbOx buffer layer and (001)-oriented 0.67PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3–0.33PbTiO3 thin films

2014 ◽  
Vol 04 (04) ◽  
pp. 1450029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaurav Vats ◽  
Himmat Singh Kushwaha ◽  
Rahul Vaish ◽  
Niyaz Ahamad Madhar ◽  
Mohammed Shahabuddin ◽  
...  

This work emphasis on the competence of (100)-oriented PMN–PT buffer layered (0.68 PbMg 1/3 Nb 2/3 O 3–0.32 PbTiO 3 with Pb ( Zr 0.3 Ti 0.7) O 3/ PbO x buffer layer) and (001)-oriented PMN–PT (0.67 PbMg 1/3 Nb 2/3 O 3–0.33 PbTiO 3) for low grade thermal energy harvesting using Olsen cycle. Our analysis (based on well-reported experiments in literature) reveals that these films show colossal energy harnessing possibility. Both the films are found to have maximum harnessable energy densities (PMN–PT buffer layered: 8 MJ/m3; PMN–PT: 6.5 MJ/m3) in identical ambient conditions of 30–150°C and 0–600 kV/cm. This energy harnessing plausibility is found to be nearly five times higher than the previously reported values to date.

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 1806-1812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abuzar Taheri ◽  
Douglas R. MacFarlane ◽  
Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo ◽  
Jennifer M. Pringle

Towards the development of stable thermocells for harvesting low-grade waste heat, non-volatile and flexible electrolyte films are reported.


ChemSusChem ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (16) ◽  
pp. 2788-2796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abuzar Taheri ◽  
Douglas R. MacFarlane ◽  
Cristina Pozo‐Gonzalo ◽  
Jennifer M. Pringle

Author(s):  
Satyanarayan Patel ◽  
Manish Kumar ◽  
Yashwant Kashyap

Present work shows waste energy (thermal/mechanical) harvesting and storage capacity in bulk lead-free ferroelectric 0.6Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3-0.4(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3 (0.6BZT-0.4BCT) ceramics. The thermal energy harvesting is obtained by employing the Olsen cycle under different stress biasing, whereas mechanical energy harvesting calculated using the thermo-mechanical cycle at various temperature biasing. To estimate the energy harvesting polarization-electric field loops were measured as a function of stress and temperatures. The maximum thermal energy harvesting is obtained equal to 158 kJ/m3 when the Olsen cycle operated as 25-81 °C (at contact stress of 5 MPa) and 0.25-2 kV/mm. On the other hand, maximum mechanical energy harvesting is calculated as 158 kJ/m3 when the cycle operated as 5-160 MPa (at a constant temperature of 25 °C) and 0.25-2 kV/mm. It is found that the stress and temperature biasing are not beneficial for thermal and mechanical energy harvesting. Further, a hybrid cycle, where both stress and temperature are varied, is also studied to obtain enhanced energy harvesting. The improved energy conversion potential is found as 221 kJ/m3 when the cycle operated as 25-81 °C, 5-160 MPa and 0.25-2 kV/mm. The energy storage density varies from 43 to 66 kJ/m3 (increase in temperature: 25-81 °C) and 43 to 80 kJ/m3 (increase in stress: 5 to 160 MPa). Also, the pre-stress can be easily implemented on the materials, which improve energy storage density almost 100% by domain pining and ferroelastic switching. The results show that stress confinement can be an effective way to enhance energy storage.


Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravi Kishore ◽  
Shashank Priya

Combined rejected and naturally available heat constitute an enormous energy resource that remains mostly untapped. Thermal energy harvesting can provide a cost-effective and reliable way to convert available heat into mechanical motion or electricity. This extensive review analyzes the literature covering broad topical areas under solid-state low temperature thermal energy harvesting. These topics include thermoelectricity, pyroelectricity, thermomagneticity, and thermoelasticity. For each topical area, a detailed discussion is provided comprising of basic physics, working principle, performance characteristics, state-of-the-art materials, and current generation devices. Technical advancements reported in the literature are utilized to analyze the performance, identify the challenges, and provide guidance for material and mechanism selection. The review provides a detailed analysis of advantages and disadvantages of each energy harvesting mechanism, which will provide guidance towards designing a hybrid thermal energy harvester that can overcome various limitations of the individual mechanism.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (46) ◽  
pp. 24524-24535
Author(s):  
Haoxiang Wei ◽  
Jiaqi Tang ◽  
Hongchao Wang ◽  
Dongyan Xu

This work reports the enhanced power factor of n-type Bi2Te2.8Se0.2 alloys through an efficient one-step sintering strategy for thermal energy harvesting.


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 1899-1908 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravi Anant Kishore ◽  
Shashank Priya

This study demonstrates a novel thermal energy harvesting cycle and provides pathway for low-grade waste heat recovery using magnetocaloric materials.


2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Makita R. Phillips ◽  
Gregory P. Carman

Abstract The abundance of low-grade waste heat necessitates energy harvesting devices to convert thermal energy to electrical energy. Through magnetic transduction, thermomagnetics can perform this conversion at reasonable efficiencies. Thermomagnetic materials use thermal energy to switch between magnetic and non-magnetic states and convert thermal energy into electrical energy. In this study, we numerically analyzed an active thermomagnetic device for thermal energy harvesting composed of gadolinium (Gd) and neodymium iron boron (NdFeB). A parametric study to determine the device efficiency was conducted by varying the gap distance, heat source temperature, and Gd thickness. Furthermore, the effect of the thermal conductance and applied field was also evaluated. It was found that the relative efficiency for smaller gap distances ranges from ∼15% to 28%; the largest allowable volume of Gd should be used and higher applied field leads to higher efficiencies.


2018 ◽  
Vol 303 (3) ◽  
pp. 1700482
Author(s):  
Syed Waqar Hasan ◽  
Suhana Mohd. Said ◽  
Mohd. Faizul Mohd Sabri ◽  
Hasan Abbass Jaffery ◽  
Ahmad Shuhaimi Bin Abu Bakar

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