Relevant Links
Study of a rubber-like material that has piezo-electric qualities:
Study of LZT; a material commonly used in piezo-electricity:
Floor tiles being used to sense occupancy:
- Elber, Céline “A Flexible Material That Generates Electricity When Stressed.” Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, November 2017. https://phys.org/news/2017-11-flexible-material-electricity-stressed.html
Study of LZT; a material commonly used in piezo-electricity:
- Bhattacharyya, Mainak. “Electrical Fatigue Behaviour in Lead Zirconate Titanate: an Experimental and Theoretical Study.” IOPscience, 19 July 2013, https://iopscience-iop-org.proxy-um.researchport.umd.edu/article/10.1088/0964-1726/22/8/085032.
Floor tiles being used to sense occupancy:
- Sharpes, Nathan. “Floor Tile Energy Harvester for Self-Powered Wireless Occupancy Sensing.” Material Science and Engineering Collection, ProQuest, 2016, https://search-proquest-com.proxy-um.researchport.umd.edu/materialscienceengineering/docview/1790110481/7457383751184F8CPQ/10?accountid=14696.