Self-powered acoustic device and acoustic energy harvesting

    Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: May 30, 2026

     

     

    Special Issue Editors

     

    Dr. Ming Yuan Website  E-Mail: yuanming@njupt.edu.cn
    Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
    Interests: Smart acoustic devices and micro-nano energy harvesting

     

     

    Special Issue Information

    The growing demand for autonomous, maintenance-free systems in applications such as IoT, structural health monitoring, and wearable electronics is driving rapid advancements in self-powered acoustic devices and acoustic energy harvesting. These technologies aim to utilize ambient sound, vibration, or ultrasound energy and convert it into electrical power to support sensing, actuation, and communication without the need for batteries or wired power.

       

    Recent developments in self-powered transducers have enabled innovative solutions for harvesting acoustic energy from the environment. These systems offer promising alternatives for powering distributed acoustic sensors and enabling real-time monitoring in remote or hard-to-access areas. However, challenges remain in improving energy conversion efficiency, miniaturization, material durability, and adaptive performance across varying conditions.

     

    This Special Issue invites research articles or review articles that explore recent advances, practical implementations, and the key challenges in the field of self-powered acoustic systems.

    Contributions that demonstrate new concepts, experimental validation and thorough analysis are highly encouraged.

     

    Potential topics include (but are not limited to):

    1. Acoustic energy harvesting mechanisms (piezoelectric, triboelectric, electromagnetic, magnetostrictive, hybrid, etc.)

    2. Self-powered acoustic sensing, actuation and communication

    3. Materials and structures for high-efficiency acoustic-to-electric conversion (e.g. resonators, metamaterials, multilayer composites)

    4. Micro- and nano-scale acoustic energy harvesters and integrated devices

    5. Hybrid or multi-modal energy-harvesting systems (combining sound, vibration, etc.)

    6. Self-powered ultrasonic devices and sensors

    7. Smart materials, flexible/stretchable electronics and wearable systems for acoustic energy harvesting, Multifunctional acoustic device

    8. System integration, power management, AI for autonomous acoustic devices

     

    Keywords

    sound and vibration

    acoustic-electric conversion

    acoustic energy harvesting

    acoustic metamaterial

    self-powered acoustic sensor

    multifunctional device

    sensors and actuators

    smart acoustic device