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Chen Y, Shi J, Yang G, Zhu N, Zhang L, Yang D, Yao N, Zhang W, Li Y, Guo Q, Wang Y, Wang Y, Yang T, Liu X, Zhang J. High-performance sono-piezoelectric nanocomposites enhanced by interfacial coupling effects for implantable nanogenerators and actuators. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2024; 11:995-1007. [PMID: 38047955 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh01355c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Transcutaneous energy-harvesting technology based on ultrasound-driven piezoelectric nanogenerators is the most promising technology in medical and industrial applications. Based on ultrasonic coupling effects at the interfaces, the interfacial architecture is a critical parameter to attain desirable electromechanical properties of nanocomposites. Herein, we successfully synthesized core-conductive shell-structured BaTiO3@Carbon [BT@Carbon] nanoparticles [NPs] as nanofillers to design implantable poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-chlorotrifluoroethylene)/BT@Carbon [P(VDF-CTFE)/BT@Carbon] piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENGs) and actuators for harvesting ultrasound (US) underneath the skin. For US-driven PENGs, the electrons and holes are generated not only from the interfaces between the BT@Carbon NPs and the matrix, but also from the dipoles vibrating in the smaller lamellae of ferroelectric β-phase crystals in poled nanocomposites. Remarkably, P(VDF-CTFE)/BT@Carbon piezoelectric nanogenerators could attain an extraordinary output power of 521 μW cm-2 under ultrasound stimulation, which is far greater than that of force-induced PVDF-based nanogenerators and other ultrasound-driven triboelectric generators. Furthermore, the US-PENG actuator system, which is composed of an amplifier and a microcontroller, could efficiently convert ultrasonic energy into electricity or instructions to switch on/off small electronics in the tissues and organs of mice. Finally, the nanocomposite-based US-driven PENGs have a good biocompatibility, with no cytotoxicity or immune response in vivo, indicating their potential for developing wireless power generators and actuators for medical implant devices.
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- Yingxin Chen
- International Research Center for EM Metamaterials and Institute of Advanced Magnetic Materials, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
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- International Research Center for EM Metamaterials and Institute of Advanced Magnetic Materials, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
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- School of Communication Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- International Research Center for EM Metamaterials and Institute of Advanced Magnetic Materials, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- International Research Center for EM Metamaterials and Institute of Advanced Magnetic Materials, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
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- Research Center for Intelligent Sensing, Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou, 311121, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- International Research Center for EM Metamaterials and Institute of Advanced Magnetic Materials, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
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- School of Communication Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Communication Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Communication Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- International Research Center for EM Metamaterials and Institute of Advanced Magnetic Materials, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
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- International Research Center for EM Metamaterials and Institute of Advanced Magnetic Materials, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
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- International Research Center for EM Metamaterials and Institute of Advanced Magnetic Materials, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
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Luo H, Wang F, Guo R, Zhang D, He G, Chen S, Wang Q. Progress on Polymer Dielectrics for Electrostatic Capacitors Application. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2202438. [PMID: 35981884 PMCID: PMC9561874 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202202438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Polymer dielectrics are attracting increasing attention for electrical energy storage owing to their advantages of mechanical flexibility, corrosion resistance, facile processability, light weight, great reliability, and high operating voltages. However, the dielectric constants of most dielectric polymers are less than 10, which results in low energy densities and limits their applications in electrostatic capacitors for advanced electronics and electrical power systems. Therefore, intensive efforts have been placed on the development of high-energy-density polymer dielectrics. In this perspective, the most recent results on the all-organic polymer dielectrics are summarized, including molecular structure design, polymer blends, and layered structured polymers. The challenges in the field and suggestions for future research on high-energy-density polymer dielectrics are also presented.
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- Hang Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Powder MetallurgyCentral South UniversityChangshaHunan Province410083China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder MetallurgyCentral South UniversityChangshaHunan Province410083China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder MetallurgyCentral South UniversityChangshaHunan Province410083China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder MetallurgyCentral South UniversityChangshaHunan Province410083China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymeric Materials and Application Technology of Hunan ProvinceCollege of ChemistryXiangtan UniversityXiangtanHunan Province411105China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymeric Materials and Application Technology of Hunan ProvinceCollege of ChemistryXiangtan UniversityXiangtanHunan Province411105China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringThe Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity ParkPA16802USA
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Xiao Y, Bao Y, Liu Y, Xu J, Zhang A, Zhu C, Cui S. Regulating the Crystallization Morphology of Poly(vinylidene fluoride‐chlorotrifluoroethylene) Ultrathin Film by Changing Temperature and Substrate. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202100469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Yaoxin Xiao
- Institute of Chemical Materials China Academy of Engineering Physics Mianyang 621900 China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu 610031 China
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- Institute of Chemical Materials China Academy of Engineering Physics Mianyang 621900 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu 610031 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu 610031 China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid‐Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education) Shandong University Jinan 250061 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu 610031 China
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- Institute of Chemical Materials China Academy of Engineering Physics Mianyang 621900 China
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Pérez E, Angulo I, Blázquez-Blázquez E, Cerrada ML. Characteristics of the Non-Isothermal and Isothermal Crystallization for the β Polymorph in PVDF by Fast Scanning Calorimetry. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12112708. [PMID: 33207757 PMCID: PMC7696254 DOI: 10.3390/polym12112708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Structuring at very high rates has become one of the current and important topics of interest in polymer science, because this is a common protocol in the processing of films or fibers with industrial applicability. This work presents the study by fast scanning calorimetry, FSC, of poly(vinylidene fluoride), paying special attention to the conditions for obtaining the β phase of this polymer, because it is the one technologically more interesting. The results indicate that this β phase of poly(vinylidene fluoride) is obtained when the sample is isothermally crystallized at temperatures below 60 °C. Under non-isothermal conditions, the β polymorph begins to be observed at rates above 400 °C/s, although a coexistence with the α modification is observed, so that exclusively the β phase is obtained only at rates higher than 3000 °C/s.
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Liu J, Zhou Y, Yi K, Zhang S, Shao T, Zhang C, Chu B. Effect of Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Treatment on the Dielectric Properties of Poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)-Based Copolymer. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12061370. [PMID: 32570697 PMCID: PMC7362176 DOI: 10.3390/polym12061370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Understanding the mechanism of dielectric breakdown is important for improving the breakdown field of a polymer. In this work, dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) treatment was applied to one surface of P(VDF-CTFE) (vinylidene fluoride-chlorotrifluoroethylene) film, and the dielectric properties of the film were studied. When the treated surface was connected to the high potential side of the power source for the breakdown test, the breakdown field of the treated film was significantly reduced compared to that of the pristine film. Based on the characterization results for the surface chemistry and morphology, it was proposed that the phenomenon was caused by the combined effects of hole injection from the metal electrode and the damage of polymer chains near the surface of the polymer film after the DBD treatment process.
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- Jie Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; (J.L.); (Y.Z.); (K.Y.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; (J.L.); (Y.Z.); (K.Y.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; (J.L.); (Y.Z.); (K.Y.)
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- Strategic Polymer Sciences, Inc., 200 Innovation Boulevard, State College, PA 16803, USA;
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; (T.S.); (C.Z.)
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; (T.S.); (C.Z.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; (J.L.); (Y.Z.); (K.Y.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-0551-6360-7397
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Chen Y, Yao L, Yang C, Zhang L, Zheng P, Liu A, Shen QD. In-depth understanding of interfacial crystallization via Flash DSC and enhanced energy storage density in ferroelectric P(VDF-CTFE)/Au NRs nanocomposites for capacitor application. SOFT MATTER 2018; 14:7714-7723. [PMID: 30187063 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm01496e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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High-capacity or high-power-density capacitors are being actively investigated for portable electronics, electric vehicles, and electric power systems. We describe the filler system in dielectric nanocomposites with a small loading of Au nanorods [NRs] to elucidate the mechanism of interfacial crystallization behavior including the crystallization kinetics, and crystalline morphology and structure, and to investigate the intrinsic causes for concurrent great improvements in the dielectric constant and energy density in the nanocomposite system. Remarkly, at high crystallization temperature, the addition of Au NRs, which are used as heterogeneous nucleators, can reduce the nucleation barrier, resulting in accelerating the crystallization rate. However, the crystallization rate slows down at low temperatures because the addition of Au NRs limited the mobility of poly(vinylidene fluoride-chlorotrifluoroethylene) [P(VDF-CTFE)] chains, and thus enhanced the diffusion barrier. Furthermore, the addition of NRs has a huge impact on the crystalline morphology and structure which changes from large paraelectric α-phase spherulites with TGTG' conformations into minor ferroelectric γ-phase spherulites with T3GT3G' conformations, and also produces more exogenous interfaces between the lamellar crystals and amorphous regions, resulting in a higher dielectric constant and higher electric energy density in P(VDF-CTFE)/Au NRs nanocomposites. Our approach provides a facile and straightforward way to design or understand PVDF-based polymers for their practical applications in high-energy-density capacitors.
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- Yingxin Chen
- College of Materials & Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
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