Pulse-loaded ferroelectric nanowire as an alternating current source.

Zheng, Yue; Woo, C H; Wang, B · Nano Lett · 2008

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The behavior of an uniaxially pulse-loaded ferroelectric nanowire is simulated using a Landau-Ginzburg type thermodynamic model. Our results show that under a load of suitable magnitude and frequency, an appropriately dimensioned ferroelectric nanowire can produce a sizable alternating current voltage, sufficient for applications as a nanopower source for energy harvesting, or as an effective nanomechanical sensor.

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