Table of Contents
Section 1: Fabrication, Characterisation, and Modelling1. Introduction to Piezoelectric Composite Materials.
2. Design and Fabrication of Piezoelectric Composites.
3. Characterization of Piezoelectric Composites.
4. Theoretical Models of Piezoelectric Composite Materials.
Section 2: Types of Piezoelectric Composite Materials
5. Piezoelectricity in Single Crystals and Ceramics.
6. Lead-free-based Piezoelectric Composite Materials.
7. Piezoelectric Composite Materials based on Electrospun Fibres.
8. Piezoelectric Composite Materials based on Thin Films.
9. Piezoelectric Composite Materials based on Biomaterials.
Section 3: Applications of Piezoelectric Composite Materials
10. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Energy Harvesting.
11. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Acoustic Devices.
12. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Actuators and Sensors.
13. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Biomedical Engineering.
14. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Structural Health Monitoring.
15. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Aerospace.
16. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Wastewater Treatment.
17. Composite Materials in Piezoelectric Transformers.
18. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Magnetoelectric Sensors.
Section 4: Environmental Impact and Future Scope
19. Environmental and Societal Impact of Piezoelectric Composites.
20. Challenges and Future Scope in Piezoelectric Composite Materials.
21. Circular Economy of Piezoelectric Composite Materials.
Authors
Satyaranjan Bairagi Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.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.
Shakeel Ahmed Assistant Professor, Government Postgraduate College Rajouri, India.Shakeel Ahmed is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the Higher Education Department, for the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, in India. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Postgraduate Department of Chemistry, at the Government Postgraduate College Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He obtained his master's and doctoral degrees in chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, a central university, situated in New Delhi, India. He gained his post-doctoral experience in biocomposite materials from the Indian Institute of Technology. He has published several research papers in the field of green nanomaterials and biopolymers for various applications including biomedical, packaging, and water treatment.
S. Wazed Ali Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India.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.
