Piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)has received considerable attention due to its ability of interconverting mechanical into electric energies and potential applications in wearable electronics.To achieve pi...Piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)has received considerable attention due to its ability of interconverting mechanical into electric energies and potential applications in wearable electronics.To achieve piezoelectricity,it is important to simultaneously control the formation of polar phases,crystallinity,and dipole alignments in PVDF-based films.Here we demonstrate that piezoelectricity can be obtained by directly hot-pressing PVDF films sandwiched between chitosan or cellulose films.The electrostatic interactions between PVDF and chitosan or cellulose enabled an exceptional high content of polar phases(β-andγ-phases)up to 90%and a measured piezoelectric charge coefficient d_(33)of up to-30 pC/N.This study provides a simple and low-cost approach for obtaining piezoelectric PVDF films used for sensors,actuators,and energy harvesters.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51973150 and 21674076)the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China(No.19KJA320009)a Project funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD)。
文摘Piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)has received considerable attention due to its ability of interconverting mechanical into electric energies and potential applications in wearable electronics.To achieve piezoelectricity,it is important to simultaneously control the formation of polar phases,crystallinity,and dipole alignments in PVDF-based films.Here we demonstrate that piezoelectricity can be obtained by directly hot-pressing PVDF films sandwiched between chitosan or cellulose films.The electrostatic interactions between PVDF and chitosan or cellulose enabled an exceptional high content of polar phases(β-andγ-phases)up to 90%and a measured piezoelectric charge coefficient d_(33)of up to-30 pC/N.This study provides a simple and low-cost approach for obtaining piezoelectric PVDF films used for sensors,actuators,and energy harvesters.
