A modified figure of merit for pyroelectric energy harvesting

被引:72
作者
Bowen, C. R. [1 ]
Taylor, J. [1 ]
Le Boulbar, E. [1 ]
Zabek, D. [1 ]
Topolov, V. Yu. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bath, Dept Mech Engn, Bath BA2 7AY, Avon, England
[2] Southern Fed Univ, Dept Phys, Rostov Na Donu 344090, Russia
基金
欧洲研究理事会;
关键词
Pyroelectric; Harvesting; Thermal; Ferroelectric; SOLAR;
D O I
10.1016/j.matlet.2014.10.004
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
This paper reports a new figure of merit for the selection of pyroelectric materials for thermal energy harvesting applications, for example, when the material is exposed to heat or radiation of a specified power density. The figure of merit put forward and developed is of interest to those selecting materials for the design of thermal harvesting devices or the development of novel ceramic, single-crystal and composite materials for pyroelectric harvesting applications. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:243 / 246
页数:4
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