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"The book discusses the materials, devices and methodologies that can be used for energy harvesting including advanced materials, devices, and systems. It describes synthesis and fabrication details of energy storage materials along with recent developments in organic/inorganic, perovskite, and flexible solar cells. It explains use of high energy density thin films for future power systems, flexible and biodegradable energy storage devices, fuel cells and super capacitors, nanogenerators for self- powered systems and innovative energy harvesting methodologies. Features: Covers all relevant topics in energy harvesting research and focuses on current state of the art techniques and materials for this application. Showcases the true potential of the nature in energy harvesting industry by discussing various harvesting mechanisms based on renewable and sustainable energy sources. Explains the recent trends in flexible and wearable energy storage devices that are currently being used in IoT based smart devices. Overviews of state-of-art research performed on design and development of energy harvesting devices. Highlights the interdisciplinary research efforts needed in energy harvesting and storage devices to transform conceptual ideas to working prototypes. This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in emerging materials, energy engineering including harvesting and storage"--