Piezoelectric materials are widely referred to as “smart” materials because they can
transduce mechanical pressure acting on them to electrical signals and vice versa. They are …

Poly (vinylidene fluoride), PVDF, as one of important polymeric materials with extensively
scientific interests and technological applications, shows five crystalline polymorphs with α …

Dielectric polymer nanocomposites are rapidly emerging as novel materials for a number of
advanced engineering applications. In this Review, we present a comprehensive review of …

The use of lithium metal either in an anode or anode-free configuration is envisaged as the
most promising way to boost the energy density of the current lithium-ion battery system …

The high‐polarity β‐phase poly (vinylidene difluoride)(β‐PVDF), which has all trans
conformation with F and H atoms located on the opposite sides of the polymer backbone, is …

Abstract Poly (vinylidene fluoride), PVDF, and its copolymers are the family of polymers with
the highest dielectric constant and electroactive response, including piezoelectric …

With the great demand for flexible self‐powered sensors and nanogenerators,
polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is widely investigated for outstanding piezoelectric and …

Here, we report a facile method to delaminate MXene (Ti3C2Tx) and prepare poly
(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)/MXene composites by solution blending. Compared with neat …

Smart materials, which exhibit piezoelectricity, find an eclectic range of applications in the
industry. The direct piezoelectric effect has been widely used in sensor design, and the …

Fluorinated polymers constitute a unique class of materials that exhibit a combination of
suitable properties for a wide range of applications, which mainly arise from their …