A review on piezoelectric, magnetostrictive, and magnetoelectric materials and device technologies for energy harvesting applications

F Narita, M Fox - Advanced Engineering Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In the coming era of the internet of things (IoT), wireless sensor networks that monitor, detect,
and gather data will play a crucial role in advancements in public safety, human healthcare …

Multiscale-structuring of polyvinylidene fluoride for energy harvesting: the impact of molecular-, micro-and macro-structure

C Wan, CR Bowen - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Energy harvesting exploits ambient sources of energy such as mechanical loads, vibrations,
human motion, waste heat, light or chemical sources and converts them into useful electrical …

Investigation of molecular mechanisms of polyvinylidene fluoride under the effects of temperature, electric poling, and mechanical stretching using molecular …

J Yang, X Yao, Z Meng - Polymer, 2022 - Elsevier
This study uses molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to investigate the molecular
mechanisms of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) influenced by temperature, electric poling …

Influence of cluster size and surface functionalization of ZnO nanoparticles on the morphology, thermomechanical and piezoelectric properties of P (VDF-TrFE) …

D Rouxel, B Vincent, L Badie, FD Dos Santos… - Applied surface …, 2013 - Elsevier
Few studies have been reported concerning the nanocomposites of copolymers of
vinylidene difluoride and trifluoroethylene (P (VDF-TrFE)) with piezoelectric nanofillers. This …

PVDF phase formation and its influence on electrical and structural properties of PZT-PVDF composites

T Greeshma, R Balaji, S Jayakumar - Ferroelectrics letters section, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of the study is to find the role of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) in the phase formation
of poly vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and its effect on electrical and structural properties of PZT …

Film fabrication using poly (vinylidene fluoride) solution droplet

N Yamada, G Murasawa - Journal of Materials Engineering and …, 2017 - Springer
This study was conducted to investigate poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) film characteristics
when fabricated using a proposed method. First, a PVDF film is fabricated by dropping and …

A poly (vinylidene fluoride) film printing system using solution droplet casting

N Yamada, A Shiratori… - Smart Materials and …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The aim of this study is development of an improved PVDF film printing system. First,
solution-cast PVDF films of three types are prepared by dropping and drying PVDF/acetone …

Electrically excited oscillation and crystalline structure of a nanoclay/poly (vinylidene fluoride) composite film

G Murasawa, A Nishioka, K Miyata… - Journal of intelligent …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
This study was conducted to investigate electrically excited oscillation and crystalline
structure of nanoclay/poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) composite films. First, nanoclay/PVDF …

Chemical functionalization of a polyvinylidene fluoride surface

J Liiv, I Zekker, D Panov, V Sammelselg, T Tenno… - Polymer …, 2013 - nature.com
Polyvinylidene fluoride particles and film were chemically modified by grafting with
polystyrene without a preliminary treatment of the fluoropolymer surface. The modification …

Fabrication of poly (vinylidene fluoride) film and application to printing technology

A Shiratori, N Yamada, A Nishioka… - Mechanical Engineering …, 2016 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Abstract Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) has four crystalline structures (α, β, γ and δ phase
structures) in solid state. Only α-phase structure shows no crystal dipole, but this phase …