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Ferroelectric Polymers and Their Energy-Related Applications
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In this paper, the authors summarized the important aspects and recent advances in the research area of ferroelectric polymers, covering from understanding of material fundamentals, through synthesis and processing techniques, to applications in energy conversion and storage.Citations
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Piezoelectric Biomaterials for Sensors and Actuators
Meysam T. Chorsi,Eli J. Curry,Hamid T. Chorsi,Ritopa Das,Jeffrey Baroody,Prashant K. Purohit,Horea T. Ilieş,Thanh D. Nguyen +7 more
TL;DR: The principles, applications, future opportunities, and challenges of piezoelectric biomaterials for medical uses are reviewed thoroughly and can spark a new age in the field of medicine.
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Multiscale-structuring of polyvinylidene fluoride for energy harvesting: the impact of molecular-, micro- and macro-structure
TL;DR: In this paper, a review focusing on flexible energy harvesting system based on polyvinylidene fluoride based polymers, with an emphasis on manipulating and optimising the properties and performance of the polymeric materials and related nanocomposites through structuring the material at multiple scales.
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High-Energy-Density Dielectric Polymer Nanocomposites with Trilayered Architecture
Feihua Liu,Feihua Liu,Qi Li,Jin Cui,Zeyu Li,Guang Yang,Yang Liu,Lijie Dong,Chuanxi Xiong,Hong Wang,Qing Wang +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a trilayered polymer nanocomposite with an optimized filler content displays a discharged energy density of 20.5 J cm−3 at Weibull breakdown strength of 588 MV m−1, which is among the highest discharged energy densities reported so far.
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High-Performance Polymers Sandwiched with Chemical Vapor Deposited Hexagonal Boron Nitrides as Scalable High-Temperature Dielectric Materials
Amin Azizi,Matthew R. Gadinski,Qi Li,Mohammed Abu AlSaud,Jianjun Wang,Yi Wang,Bo Wang,Feihua Liu,Long Qing Chen,Nasim Alem,Qing Wang +10 more
TL;DR: This work demonstrates a general and scalable pathway to enable the high-temperature capacitive energy applications of a wide range of engineering polymers and also offers an efficient method for the synthesis and transfer of 2D nanomaterials at the scale demanded for applications.
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Construction of a 3D-BaTiO3 network leading to significantly enhanced dielectric permittivity and energy storage density of polymer composites
Suibin Luo,Yanbin Shen,Shuhui Yu,Yan Jun Wan,Yan Jun Wan,Wei-Hsin Liao,Rong Sun,Ching-Ping Wong,Ching-Ping Wong +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the 3D-BaTiO3 network in polymer composites was designed to achieve high permittivity and energy storage density in polyamide composites, achieving a discharged energy density that is over 16 times larger than the polymer matrix.
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Piezoelectric Nanogenerators Based on Zinc Oxide Nanowire Arrays
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Submicrosecond bistable electro‐optic switching in liquid crystals
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TL;DR: Ferroelectric smectic C (FSC) liquid crystals are used in a simple new geometry that allows the spontaneous formation of either of two surface-stabilized smective C monodomains of opposite ferroelectric polarization as discussed by the authors.
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A Dielectric Polymer with High Electric Energy Density and Fast Discharge Speed
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that a very high energy density with fast discharge speed and low loss can be obtained in defect-modified poly(vinylidene fluoride) polymers by combining nonpolar and polar molecular structural changes of the polymer with the proper dielectric constants.
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Giant Electrostriction and Relaxor Ferroelectric Behavior in Electron-Irradiated Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) Copolymer
TL;DR: An exceptionally high electrostrictive response was observed in electron-irradiated poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) [P(VDF-TrFE)] copolymer, suggesting that the electron irradiation breaks up the coherent polarization domain in normal ferroelectric P( VDF- TrFE)Copolymer into nanopolar regions that transform the material into a relaxor ferroElectric.
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Ferroelectric liquid crystals
TL;DR: In this paper, a general symmetry argument is presented, and experiments on newly synthesized p-decyloxybenzylidene p'-amino 2-methyl butyl cinnamate are described, demonstrating that chiral smectic C and H liquid crystals are ferroelectric.