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Tertiary orientation structures enhance the piezoelectricity of MXene/PVDF nanocomposite

Yong Ao1, Tao Yang1, Guo Tian1, Shenglong Wang1, Tianpei Xu1, Lin Deng1, Jieling Zhang1, Lihua Tang2, Weili Deng1, Long Jin1( ), Weiqing Yang1,3( )
Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Research Institute of Frontier Science, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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Tertiary orientation structures formed in MXene/PVDF (PVDF: polyvinylidene fluoride) nanocomposite, consisting of molecular chains, crystalline region, and MXene sheets, via a temperature-pressure dual-field regulation method. The MXene/PVDF nanocomposite was used to fabricate piezoelectric sensors, which exhibited excellent comprehensive sensing performance.

Abstract

With the increasing demand for flexible piezoelectric sensor components, research on polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) based piezoelectric polymers is mounting up. However, the low dipole polarization and disordered polarization direction presented in PVDF hinder further improvement of piezoelectric properties. Here, we constructed an oriented tertiary structure, consisting of molecular chains, crystalline region, and MXene sheets, in MXene/PVDF nanocomposite via a temperature-pressure dual-field regulation method. The highly oriented PVDF molecular chains form approximately 90% of the β phase. In addition, the crystalline region structure with long-range orientation achieves out of plane polarization orientation. The parallel orientation arrangement of MXene effectively enhances the piezoelectric performances of the nanocomposite, and the current output of the device increases by nearly 23 times. This high output device is used to monitor exercise action, exploring the potential applications in wearable electronics.

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flexible sensorpiezoelectricMXene/polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanocompositeorientation structures

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Nano Research
Volume 17 Issue 6,
June 2024
Pages 5629-5635
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-023-6418-7
Cite this article:
Ao Y, Yang T, Tian G, et al. Tertiary orientation structures enhance the piezoelectricity of MXene/PVDF nanocomposite. Nano Research, 2024, 17(6): 5629-5635. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-6418-7
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Received: 10 October 2023
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Published: 12 January 2024
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