Properties and applications of the β phase poly (vinylidene fluoride)

L Ruan, X Yao, Y Chang, L Zhou, G Qin, X Zhang - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Poly (vinylidene fluoride), PVDF, as one of important polymeric materials with extensively
scientific interests and technological applications, shows five crystalline polymorphs with α …

Pure β-phase formation in polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-carbon nanotube composites

E Kabir, M Khatun, L Nasrin, MJ Raihan… - Journal of Physics D …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and its copolymers with a particular semi-crystalline
conformation (β) have evolved as lead (Pb)-free alternatives to electroactive perovskite …

A critical analysis of the α, β and γ phases in poly (vinylidene fluoride) using FTIR

X Cai, T Lei, D Sun, L Lin - RSC advances, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) has been widely utilized in scientific research and the
manufacturing industry for its unique piezoelectric properties. In the past few decades, the …

Three-dimensional printing of piezoelectric materials with designed anisotropy and directional response

H Cui, R Hensleigh, D Yao, D Maurya, P Kumar… - Nature materials, 2019 - nature.com
Piezoelectric coefficients are constrained by the intrinsic crystal structure of the constituent
material. Here we describe design and manufacturing routes to previously inaccessible …

Hybrid‐piezoelectret based highly efficient ultrasonic energy harvester for implantable electronics

X Wan, P Chen, Z Xu, X Mo, H **… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Implantable ultrasonic energy harvesters that scavenge wireless mechanic energy from
ultrasound own remarkable potential in advanced medical protocols for neuroprosthetics …

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 …

Flexible tactile sensors using screen-printed P (VDF-TrFE) and MWCNT/PDMS composites

S Khan, S Tinku, L Lorenzelli… - IEEE sensors …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents and compares two different types of screen-printed flexible and
conformable pressure sensors arrays. In both variants, the flexible pressure sensors are in …

Enhanced piezoelectric properties of electrospun poly (vinylidene fluoride)/multiwalled carbon nanotube composites due to high β-phase formation in poly (vinylidene …

Y Ahn, JY Lim, SM Hong, J Lee, J Ha… - The Journal of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
We prepared poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)/multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)
nanocomposites using the electrospinning process and investigated the effects of varying …

Controlling the microstructure of poly (vinylidene-fluoride)(PVDF) thin films for microelectronics

M Li, I Katsouras, C Piliego, G Glasser… - Journal of Materials …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
PVDF thin films prepared under standard processing conditions have a cloudy appearance
and are notoriously rough, which prevent microelectronic and photonic applications. On the …

Effect of annealing on phase transition in poly (vinylidene fluoride) films prepared using polar solvent

S Satapathy, S Pawar, PK Gupta… - Bulletin of Materials …, 2011 - Springer
The γ-phase poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) films are usually prepared using dimethyl
sulfoxide (DMSO) solvent, regardless of preparation temperature. Here we report the …