title: Energy harvesting from human motion: materials and techniques.
abstract: Energy harvesting from human motion is a research field under rapid development. In this tutorial review we address the main physical and physico-chemical processes which can lead to energy generation, including electromagnetism, piezoelectricity, and electrostatic generation. Emphasis is put on the relationships among material properties and device efficiency. Some new and relatively less known approaches, such as triboelectric nanogeneration (TENG) and reverse electrowetting (REWOD), are reported in more detail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, and INSTM, Via Taramelli 12, I-27100 Pavia, Italy. piercarlo.mustarelli@unipv.it.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Invernizzi
authors.affiliation: AtomLab, Via Morosini 6, I-27029, Vigevano, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dulio
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Pavia, and CNISM, Via Bassi 6, I-27100 Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patrini
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Pavia, and CNISM, Via Bassi 6, I-27100 Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guizzetti
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, and INSTM, Via Taramelli 12, I-27100 Pavia, Italy. piercarlo.mustarelli@unipv.it.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mustarelli
mesh_terms: D020724:Elastomers / Q000737:chemistry; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004560:Electricity; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009038:Motion; D009068:Movement; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D055672:Static Electricity
chemical_list: D020724:Elastomers; D011108:Polymers