<p>Annealing increases β-phase crystal contents of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) (PVDF-TrFE), thus improving its ferroelectricity and piezoelectricity. However, most studies focus on improving piezoelectricity of wet-processed PVDF-TrFE via long-time annealing. Here, we report a flash annealing strategy to boost piezoelectricity of PVDF-TrFE at a temperature above its Curie temperature, which has never been reported for polymer processing. Specifically, electrospun PVDF-TrFE fiber mats show a piezoelectric coefficient d<sub>33</sub> of −70.89 pm/V or −68 pC/N after flash annealing, which are superior to that of the mats annealed for 2 h. Besides, the mechanisms for an improvement of β-phase crystal content during flash annealing was interpreted by in-situ Raman spectroscopy, XRD,&#xa0;Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and molecular dynamics simulation. The as-fabricated piezoelectric films show promising applications in energy harvesting, high-frequency vibration. It unveils an intriguing way to significantly boost intrinsic piezoelectricity of PVDF-TrFE toward developing advanced flexible electronics and micro-electro-mechanical systems.</p>

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Flash annealing boosts piezoelectricity of PVDF-TrFE

  • Yi-Di Hu,
  • Chun-Yan Tang,
  • Shuang-Jun Li,
  • Yu-Jie Wu,
  • Kai Ke,
  • Ran Chen,
  • Chuanfu Luo,
  • Quan-Xiao Dong,
  • Hong-Xiang Li,
  • Lu Bai,
  • Kai Zhang,
  • Yu Wang,
  • Zheng-Ying Liu,
  • Ming-Bo Yang,
  • Wei Yang

摘要

Annealing increases β-phase crystal contents of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) (PVDF-TrFE), thus improving its ferroelectricity and piezoelectricity. However, most studies focus on improving piezoelectricity of wet-processed PVDF-TrFE via long-time annealing. Here, we report a flash annealing strategy to boost piezoelectricity of PVDF-TrFE at a temperature above its Curie temperature, which has never been reported for polymer processing. Specifically, electrospun PVDF-TrFE fiber mats show a piezoelectric coefficient d33 of −70.89 pm/V or −68 pC/N after flash annealing, which are superior to that of the mats annealed for 2 h. Besides, the mechanisms for an improvement of β-phase crystal content during flash annealing was interpreted by in-situ Raman spectroscopy, XRD, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and molecular dynamics simulation. The as-fabricated piezoelectric films show promising applications in energy harvesting, high-frequency vibration. It unveils an intriguing way to significantly boost intrinsic piezoelectricity of PVDF-TrFE toward developing advanced flexible electronics and micro-electro-mechanical systems.