Abstract
A large gain in pyroelectric voltage and current when exposed to infrared radiation after candle soot coating on material surfaces is reported. A piezoelectric buzzer is selected to quantify the effect of candle soot on pyroelectric output. For a given temperature change, the peak value of the open-circuit voltage is enhanced from 2 V to 8 V and electric current is boosted from 15 nA to 95 nA. A load capacitor is also connected through a full wave rectifier. Energy storage in a 10 μF load capacitor is increased from 5 nJ to 70 nJ.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 950-955 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Energy Technology |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| State | Published - May 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
Funding
R.V. acknowledges Indian National Science Academy (INSA), India, for providing a research grant.
| Funders |
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| Indian National Science Academy |
Keywords
- candle soot
- energy harvesting
- energy storage
- pyroelectric materials