Advances in Energy Harvesting Based Piezoelectric Polymers

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Analysis and Characterization".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 August 2023) | Viewed by 8620

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Microcellular Plastics Manufacturing Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King's College Road, Toronto, ON M5S 3G8, Canada
Interests: polymer and foam processing; ferroelectret; energy harvesting; medical textiles; polymer characterizations; rheology
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Microcellular Plastics Manufacturing Laboratory, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Interests: polymer and foam processing; medical textiles; polymer characterizations; composites

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Energy-harvesting technologies have grown rapidly over the last two decades as an alternative to conventional power sources (e.g., batteries) for low-power electronic devices. They are under investigation for new applications such as actuators, vibration control, ultrasonic transducers, sensors, ferroelectret devices, energy-conversion devices, speakers, microphones, keyboards, and thermal and optical property measurement devices.

Piezoelectric-materials-based polymers have been receiving increasing attention in comparison to ceramic-based polymers because of their low manufacturing cost, ease of processing, suitable voltage with sufficient power output, and the possibility of producing very thin and flexible films with low density. Cellular thermoplastic polymers can present piezoelectric-like behavior through internal charging by submitting the material to an external high electric field. The piezoelectric properties of cellular nonpolar polymers such as PP are different from those of polar polymers such as PVDF. Accordingly, this behavior of polar polymers such as PVDF is indicated as ferroelectric, while for nonpolar cellular polymers such as PP it is referred to as ferroelectret behavior. Moreover, this behavior in ferroelectrets comes from the deformation of charged cells, whereas in polar piezoelectric materials, ion displacement in a lattice is the source of this behavior.

It is our honor to announce the launch of this Special Issue entitled “Energy-Harvesting-Based Piezoelectric Polymers” and invite researchers to contribute their review and research reports on related topics.

Dr. Abolfazl Mohebbi
Dr. Samira Aslanzadeh
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • energy harvesting
  • piezoelectric
  • ferroelectric
  • ferroelectret
  • sensors
  • actuators
  • vibration control devices
  • ultrasonic transducers
  • electronic devices
  • smart materials
  • modeling
  • piezoelectric measurements
  • micropower
  • cellular polymers

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Brief Review of PVDF Properties and Applications Potential
by Rashid Dallaev, Tatiana Pisarenko, Dinara Sobola, Farid Orudzhev, Shikhgasan Ramazanov and Tomáš Trčka
Polymers 2022, 14(22), 4793; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14224793 - 08 Nov 2022
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Currently, there is an ever-growing interest in carbon materials with increased deformation-strength, thermophysical parameters. Due to their unique physical and chemical properties, such materials have a wide range of applications in various industries. Many prospects for the use of polymer composite materials based [...] Read more.
Currently, there is an ever-growing interest in carbon materials with increased deformation-strength, thermophysical parameters. Due to their unique physical and chemical properties, such materials have a wide range of applications in various industries. Many prospects for the use of polymer composite materials based on polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) for scientific and technical purposes explain the plethora of studies on their characteristics “structure-property”, processing, application and ecology which keep appearing. Building a broader conceptual picture of new generation polymeric materials is feasible with the use of innovative technologies; thus, achieving a high level of multidisciplinarity and integration of polymer science; its fundamental problems are formed, the solution of which determines a significant contribution to the natural-scientific picture of the modern world. This review provides explanation of PVDF advanced properties and potential applications of this polymer material in its various forms. More specifically, this paper will go over PVDF trademarks presently available on the market, provide thorough overview of the current and potential applications. Last but not least, this article will also delve into the processing and chemical properties of PVDF such as radiation carbonization, β-phase formation, etc. Full article
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