“…Composites comprised of piezoelectric ceramic fillers embedded within a matrix material have been proposed for many applications such as hybrid energy systems [24,25], battery separator materials [26], energy harvesting, energy conversion storage [6,24,25,27], and capacitors [35,36]. Two-phase polymer matrix-based composites such as PZT-epoxy [37], comprised of piezoelectric particles embedded within a continuous polymer matrix, have attracted much attention due to their flexibility, ease of processing, and use in embedded passive devices. Integration of embedded passive components into printed circuit boards generally results in enhanced electrical performance of the device, improved reliability, reduction of device size, faster switching speed, and lower production costs [28].…”