Piezoelectric materials for energy harvesting and sensing applications: roadmap for future smart materials

SD Mahapatra, PC Mohapatra, AI Aria… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Piezoelectric materials are widely referred to as “smart” materials because they can
transduce mechanical pressure acting on them to electrical signals and vice versa. They are …

Electrospun PVDF nanofibers for piezoelectric applications: A review of the influence of electrospinning parameters on the β phase and crystallinity enhancement

Z He, F Rault, M Lewandowski, E Mohsenzadeh… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is among the most attractive piezo-polymers due to its
excellent piezoelectricity, lightweight, flexibility, high thermal stability, and chemical …

Nanoparticle-enhanced β-phase formation in electroactive PVDF composites: a review of systems for applications in energy harvesting, EMI shielding, and membrane …

A Gebrekrstos, TS Muzata, SS Ray - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
With the continuous advancement of electronic devices, lightweight, flexible, and easily
processable materials have gained substantial techno-commercial importance. Most …

Robust superhydrophobic wearable piezoelectric nanogenerators for self-powered body motion sensors

C Su, X Huang, L Zhang, Y Zhang, Z Yu, C Chen, Y Ye… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Self-powered wearable sensors have attracted extensive attention in tactile sensing, motion-
detecting, and biomedical signal monitoring. The practical application of these devices …

Recent progress of wearable piezoelectric pressure sensors based on nanofibers, yarns, and their fabrics via electrospinning

C Zhi, S Shi, Y Si, B Fei, H Huang… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Highly sensitive flexible pressure sensors are extensively investigated for various
applications, such as electronic skin, human physiological monitoring, and artificial …

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 …

Hybrid lead-free polymer-based nanocomposites with improved piezoelectric response for biomedical energy-harvesting applications: A review

RA Surmenev, T Orlova, RV Chernozem, AA Ivanova… - Nano Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Lead-free alternative materials for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy
through piezoelectric transduction are of significant value in a diverse range of technological …

Piezoelectric materials as stimulatory biomedical materials and scaffolds for bone repair

B Tandon, JJ Blaker, SH Cartmell - Acta biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
The process of bone repair and regeneration requires multiple physiological cues including
biochemical, electrical and mechanical-that act together to ensure functional recovery …

High‐Performance Piezoelectric Nanogenerators with Imprinted P(VDF‐TrFE)/BaTiO3 Nanocomposite Micropillars for Self‐Powered Flexible Sensors

X Chen, X Li, J Shao, N An, H Tian, C Wang, T Han… - Small, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Piezoelectric nanogenerators with large output, high sensitivity, and good flexibility have
attracted extensive interest in wearable electronics and personal healthcare. In this paper …

Electroactive phases of poly (vinylidene fluoride): Determination, processing and applications

P Martins, AC Lopes, S Lanceros-Mendez - Progress in polymer science, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (vinylidene fluoride), PVDF, and its copolymers are the family of polymers with
the highest dielectric constant and electroactive response, including piezoelectric …