One‐dimensional ferroelectric nanostructures: synthesis, properties, and applications

L Liang, X Kang, Y Sang, H Liu - Advanced Science, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
One‐dimensional (1D) ferroelectric nanostructures, such as nanowires, nanorods,
nanotubes, nanobelts, and nanofibers, have been studied with increasing intensity in recent …

PVDF microbelts for harvesting energy from respiration

C Sun, J Shi, DJ Bayerl, X Wang - Energy & Environmental Science, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
In this paper, we report a technique that uses piezoelectric polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)
microbelts to convert the energy from low-speed air flow to electricity via their resonant …

Nonlinear dielectric thin films for high-power electric storage with energy density comparable with electrochemical supercapacitors

K Yao, S Chen, M Rahimabady… - IEEE transactions on …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Although batteries possess high energy storage density, their output power is limited by the
slow movement of charge carriers, and thus capacitors are often required to deliver high …

Structure–properties relationship of electrospun pvdf fibers

K Castkova, J Kastyl, D Sobola, J Petrus, E Stastna… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Electrospinning as a versatile technique producing nanofibers was employed to study the
influence of the processing parameters and chemical and physical parameters of solutions …

Mechanisms for enhancing polarization orientation and piezoelectric parameters of PVDF nanofibers

YM Yousry, K Yao, S Chen, WH Liew… - Advanced Electronic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Many emerging applications strongly demand flexible and efficient electromechanical
conversion materials. Polymeric piezoelectric materials, with ability of large area and low …

Enhanced piezoresponse of electrospun PVDF mats with a touch of nickel chloride hexahydrate salt

D Dhakras, V Borkar, S Ogale, J Jog - Nanoscale, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
PVDF nanofibers are prepared using electrospinning. The effect of addition of a hydrated
salt, nickel chloride hexahydrate (NiCl2· 6H2O), on the phase formation is examined …

Influence of crystalline properties on the dielectric and energy storage properties of poly (vinylidene fluoride)

J Li, Q Meng, W Li, Z Zhang - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) films with various crystal phases (α, β, and γ
phases) and varied crystallinities were fabricated via different processes. The influence of …

Self-polarized ferroelectric PVDF homopolymer ultra-thin films derived from Langmuir–Blodgett deposition

S Chen, X Li, K Yao, FEH Tay, A Kumar, K Zeng - Polymer, 2012 - Elsevier
It was found that Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) deposition process led to the direct formation of
ferroelectric β phase in poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) homopolymer ultra-thin films, in …

Enhanced electroactive β-phase of the sonication-process-derived PVDF-activated carbon composite film for efficient energy conversion and a battery-free …

NR Alluri, A Chandrasekhar, JH Jeong… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
A flexible, lightweight, and highly efficient poly (vinylidene fluoride)-activated carbon (C-
PVDF-AC) composite film in 30 V/V% concentration was derived using the sonication …

Insights into polymorphic transition of PVDF during nonsolvent-induced phase separation

Z Qiu, T Lei, S Li, X Cai, K Yang - Macromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nonsolvent-induced phase separation (NIPS) is a facile and cost-effective technique for the
efficient fabrication of multifunctional polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes. However …