Electronic optimization for an energy harvesting system based on magnetoelectric Metglas/poly(vinylidene fluoride)/Metglas composites

The authors thank the FCT—Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia—for financial support in the framework of the Strategic Funding UID/FIS/04650/2013 and under projects PTDC/CTM-ENE/5387/2014 and PTDC/EEI-SII/5582/2014. PM, VC, SR and MS acknowledges also support from FCT (SFRH/BPD/96227/2013, SFRH/BPD/97739/2013, SFRH/BDE/406 and SFRH/BD/70303/2010 grants respectively). J Gutierrez and JM Barandiaran would like to thank financial support from the Basque Government (ACTIMAT project, Elkartek program). A Lasheras wants to thank the Basque Government for his FPI Grant. Technical and human support provided by SGIker (UPV/EHU, MICINN, GV/EJ, ESF) is gratefully acknowledged. Financial support from the Basque Government Industry Department under the ELKARTEK Program is also acknowledged. SLM thanks the Diputacion Foral de Bizkaia for financial support under the Bizkaia Talent program; European Union's Seventh Framework Programme; Marie Curie Actions—People; Grant agreement n° 267230. This work was also financially supported by Avel-electronica Lda, Trofa, Portugal.