title: Nonlinear pyroelectric energy harvesting from relaxor single crystals.
abstract: Energy harvesting from temperature variations in a Pb(Zn(1/3)Nb(2/3))(0.955)Ti(0.045)O(3) single crystal was studied and evaluated using the Ericsson thermodynamic cycle. The efficiency of this cycle related to Carnot cycle is 100 times higher than direct pyroelectric energy harvesting, and it can be as high as 5.5% for a 10 degrees C temperature variation and 2 kV/mm electric field. The amount of harvested energy for a 60 degrees C temperature variation and 2 kV/mm electric field is 242.7 mJ x cm(-3). The influence of ferroelectric phase transitions on the energy harvesting performance is discussed and illustrated with experimental results.
authors.affiliation: Université de Lyon, INSA-Lyon, LGEF, Laboratoire de Génie Electrique et Ferroélectricité, Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Akram
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khodayari
authors.forename: Sebastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pruvost
authors.forename: Gael
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sebald
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guyomar
authors.forename: Saber
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
mesh_terms: D002516:Ceramics; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003460:Crystallization; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004735:Energy Transfer; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006358:Hot Temperature; D055617:Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014159:Transducers