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Record W4412606491 · doi:10.1016/j.mser.2025.101072

Review of progress in 4D printing of piezoelectric energy harvesters

2025· article· en· W4412606491 on OpenAlex

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fundA Canadian funder is recorded on the work.

Bibliographic record

VenueMaterials Science and Engineering R Reports · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldEngineering
TopicAdvanced Materials and Mechanics
Canadian institutionsUniversité du Québec à Trois-Rivières
FundersNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
KeywordsPiezoelectricityMaterials scienceEnergy (signal processing)EngineeringMechanical engineeringAutomotive engineeringElectrical engineeringPhysics

Abstract

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The fabrication of piezoelectric energy harvesters (PEHs) has evolved significantly over the past three decades, transitioning from mechanization to automation and computerization. Additive manufacturing (AM), a forefront technology in advanced manufacturing, has been extensively used to design and produce complex components from piezoelectric materials. By integrating the fourth dimension, we can improve the fabrication of PEHs, allowing them to alter their shape while converting mechanical stress into electrical energy, thus adding dynamic functionality and broadening their application spectrum. Despite the extensive literature on 3D printing of piezoelectric materials and 4D printing technology, a notable research gap exists in merging these two fields. This review aims to bridge this gap by providing a comparative analysis of 3D-printed piezoelectric materials and shape memory materials, discussing the relevant AM technologies, stimuli, and smart materials, and highlighting innovative integration methods. Furthermore, we explore a novel approach termed '4D printing of piezoelectric energy harvesters.' This innovative method merges the principles of 4D printing with the advanced capabilities of 3D printing of piezoelectric materials, resulting in multifunctional devices that can adapt and respond to external stimuli over time. The article also addresses the challenges and opportunities in optimizing AM processes to enhance the performance and functionality of these advanced materials and devices.

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Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. Learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and 10,348 direct Gemma labels. Candidate is the union of thresholded teacher heads; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels or direct frontier model labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.001
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.000
Version: codex-gemma-dda1882f352aValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Bench or experimental · Consensus signal: Bench or experimental
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.013
Threshold uncertainty score0.391

Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0010.000
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0000.001
Science and technology studies0.0000.000
Scholarly communication0.0000.000
Open science0.0000.000
Research integrity0.0000.000
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0000.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.004
GPT teacher head0.212
Teacher spread0.208 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it