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Textile-Based Piezoelectric Nanogenerators

Advances and Perspectives

  • 1st Edition - November 24, 2025
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Shahid Ul Islam, S. Wazed Ali, Satyaranjan Bairagi
  • Language: English

Textile-Based Piezoelectric Nanogenerators: Advances and Perspectives reviews materials, fabrication methods, and applications of piezoelectric textile materials for smart wearab… Read more

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Description

Textile-Based Piezoelectric Nanogenerators: Advances and Perspectives reviews materials, fabrication methods, and applications of piezoelectric textile materials for smart wearable systems and portable electronic technologies. In the book, current achievements in piezoelectric nanogenerators are summarized, and applications of the textile-based piezoelectric nanogenerators in the fields of sensing, structural health monitoring, and energy harvesting are discussed. Drawbacks and opportunities in these areas are also investigated, making this reference suitable for materials scientists and engineers in academia and R&D.

Key features

  • Introduces textile-based piezoelectric materials used for energy harvesting from mechanical energy waste
  • Covers fabrication of piezoelectric nanogenerators in conventional textiles for the development of next-generation wearable energy harvesters
  • Provides systematic and comprehensive coverage of the topic and highlights current and potential applications of textile-based piezoelectric nanogenerators for further investigation

Readership

Materials Scientists and Engineers, Energy Scientists

Table of contents

Part 1: Fibre based piezoelectric nanogenerators

1. Single fibre based piezoelectric nanogenerators

2. Core-shell yarn based piezoelectric nanogenerators

3. Solution or wet spun fibre based piezoelectric nanogenerators

Part 2: Fabric based piezoelectric nanogenerators

4. Woven fabric based piezoelectric nanogenerators

5. Knitted fabric based piezoelectric nanogenerators

6. Braided fabric based piezoelectric nanogenerators

Part 3: Nanofibrous piezoelectric nanogenerators

7. Piezoelectric nanogenerator based on PVDF and PVDF-TrFE nanofibers

8. Piezoelectric nanogenerator based on PAN nanofibers

Part 4: Applications of Piezoelectric nanogenerators

9. Textile based piezoelectric nanogenerators as sensor device (SD)

10. Textile based piezoelectric nanogenerators as energy harvesting device (EHD)

11. Textile based piezoelectric nanogenerators for structural health monitoring (SHM)

12. Conclusions and outlook

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 24, 2025
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Shahid Ul Islam

Shahid Ul Islam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities at Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi, India. Prior to joining Jamia, he was a Fulbright Scientist at the University of California Davis, United States. He works at the interface of materials science and textile engineering, with an emphasis on the functionalization of textile and polymeric materials for use in different applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities at Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi, India

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S. Wazed Ali

Wazed Ali is an Associate Professor in the Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. His research areas broadly include nanofibrous web for energy, nanocomposite-based flexible triboelectric materials, and green chemistry in textiles.

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India

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Satyaranjan Bairagi

Satyaranjan Bairagi is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom. His research interests include development of nanotechnology-based piezoelectric and triboelectric materials for nanogenerators, as well as textile-based flexible advanced materials for renewable energy harvesting.

Affiliations and expertise
Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

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