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Energy Harvesting from the Obliquely Aligned InN Nanowire Array with a Surface Electron-Accumulation Layer

  1. Nai-Jen Ku1,
  2. Chao-Hung Wang1,
  3. Jun-Han Huang1,
  4. Hsin-Chiao Fang1,
  5. Po-Chien Huang1,
  6. Chuan-Pu Liu2,*

Article first published online: 9 NOV 2012

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201203416

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 25, Issue 6, pages 861–866, February 13, 2013

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How to Cite

Ku, N.-J., Wang, C.-H., Huang, J.-H., Fang, H.-C., Huang, P.-C. and Liu, C.-P. (2013), Energy Harvesting from the Obliquely Aligned InN Nanowire Array with a Surface Electron-Accumulation Layer. Adv. Mater., 25: 861–866. doi: 10.1002/adma.201203416

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701 Taiwan

  2. 2

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Center for Micro/Nano Science and Technology, Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy, Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701 Taiwan

*Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Center for Micro/Nano Science and Technology, Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy, Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701 Taiwan.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 7 FEB 2013
  2. Article first published online: 9 NOV 2012
  3. Manuscript Revised: 9 OCT 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 17 AUG 2012

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Keywords:

  • electricity generation;
  • InN nanomaterials;
  • molecular beam epitaxy;
  • piezotronic effect;
  • piezoelectric nanogenerators
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The glancing-angle deposition technique can be used to control the growth direction of InN nanorods and nanowires, enabling potential applications for fabricating nanopiezotronics and nanogenerators. This study demonstrates the feasibility of using an obliquely aligned InN nanorod array to harvest electricity from the ambient environment, leading to the realization of self-powered nanodevices.

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