Recent progress on piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and magnetoelectric polymer‐based energy‐harvesting devices

P Costa, J Nunes-Pereira, N Pereira… - Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Energy harvesting from the environment based on electroactive polymers has been
increasing in recent years. Ferroelectric polymers are used as mechanical‐to‐electrical …

The preparation, structural design, and application of electroactive poly (vinylidene fluoride)-based materials for wearable sensors and human energy harvesters

W Zhang, G Wu, H Zeng, Z Li, W Wu, H Jiang, W Zhang… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Owing to their biocompatibility, chemical stability, film-forming ability, cost-effectiveness, and
excellent electroactive properties, poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) and PVDF-based …

Lead free halide perovskite embedded PVDF based efficient mechanical energy harvester: Self-driven respiratory sensor

S Mondal, S Poddar, S Bhattacharjee, S Maiti… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Lead-free inorganic perovskites have emerged as a promising material for energy
harvesting applications, owing to their superior optoelectronic properties. This enables the …

The electrical conductivity of carbon nanotube/carbon black/polypropylene composites prepared through multistage stretching extrusion

M Wen, X Sun, L Su, J Shen, J Li, S Guo - Polymer, 2012 - Elsevier
We reported the design of a grape-cluster-like conductive network in a polypropylene (PP)
matrix, where oriented multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) served as branches and …

Enhancement of β phase crystallization and dielectric behavior of kaolinite/halloysite modified poly (vinylidene fluoride) thin films

P Thakur, A Kool, B Bagchi, S Das, P Nandy - Applied Clay Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Poly (vinylidene fluoride) with different contents (1–15 mass%) of clay minerals (kaolinite
and halloysite) has been synthesized by solution-casting method to investigate the …

High-performance graphene-based carbon nanofiller/polymer composites for piezoresistive sensor applications

P Costa, J Nunes-Pereira, J Oliveira, J Silva… - … Science and Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) composites with different carbonaceous
nanofillers, prepared by solution casting, were studied their chemical, mechanical, electrical …

Investigation of the electroactive phase content and dielectric behaviour of mechanically stretched PVDF-GO and PVDF-rGO composites

S Mishra, R Sahoo, L Unnikrishnan… - Materials Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Piezoelectric and dielectric performance of polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF) based composites
are greatly influenced by the presence of electroactive polar ß-phase structure, which can be …

The effects of nanofillers, stretching and recrystallization on microstructure, phase transformation and dielectric properties in PVDF nanocomposites

CW Tang, B Li, L Sun, B Lively, WH Zhong - European Polymer Journal, 2012 - Elsevier
Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) possesses many special physical properties, including high
dielectric properties, which are highly dependent on its unique crystalline/phase structures …

Electromechanical performance of poly (vinylidene fluoride)/carbon nanotube composites for strain sensor applications

A Ferrreira, JG Rocha, A Ansón-Casaos… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper reports on the piezoresistive behavior of polymer based nanocomposites,
composed of poly (vinylidene fluoride)–PVDF and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The samples …

Effect of in situ synthesized Fe 2 O 3 and Co 3 O 4 nanoparticles on electroactive β phase crystallization and dielectric properties of poly (vinylidene fluoride) thin films

P Thakur, A Kool, B Bagchi, S Das… - Physical Chemistry …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A simple and low cost in situ process has been developed to synthesize Fe2O3–Co3O4
nanoparticles (NPs) loaded poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) thin films. The electroactive β …