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Effect of β-Chain Alignment Degree on the Performance of Piezoelectric Nanogenerator Based on Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride) Nanofiber

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This work demonstrated the effect of the β-chain alignment degree on piezoelectric nanogenerator (PNG) performance. A simple, safe and low-cost fast-centrifugal spinning technique was used to produce self-poled poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) nanofiber. PNG based on acetone-prepared PVDF fibers, with high β-chain alignment, generated output open-circuit voltage (VOC) and short-circuit current (ISC) five times higher than the film counterpart. In addition, the fibers showed a remarkable increase in β-chain alignment degree as the ratio of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) solvent increased. The optimum nanofiber with the highest β-chain alignment degree, β-fraction and piezoelectric charge coefficient of 0.93, 91.8% and -120 pC.N− was obtained, respectively. PNG based on the optimum fiber displayed the highest VOC, ISC and power density of 14 V, 1.4 µA and 6.7 µWcm−2, respectively. This performance is greater than any PNG made from electrospun PVDF fiber. The excellent performance of the fabricated PNGs was strongly related to the high alignment degree of β-chains parallel along the fiber axis. In addition, due to low Young’s modulus (1.63 MPa) of the optimum fibers, the related lead-free PNG is sensitive to small movements and can be used in wearable and implanted medical devices.

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Acknowledgment

This work was supported by the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia, grant number (GP-2019-K006551) and by researchers supporting project number (RSP-2021/348), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In addition, the authors are grateful for the technical assistance provided by Mr. Mohammed Zoheer Khatatbeh.

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  1. Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Khatatbeh Ibtehaj, Mohammad Hafizuddin Hj. Jumali & Sameer Al-Bati

  2. Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Poh Choon Ooi

  3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia

    Bandar Ali Al-Asbahi

  4. Center for Hybrid Nanostructures (CHyN) and Fachbereich Physik, Universität Hamburg, 20146, Hamburg, Germany

    Abdullah Ahmed Ali Ahmed

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Ibtehaj, K., Jumali, M.H.H., Al-Bati, S. et al. Effect of β-Chain Alignment Degree on the Performance of Piezoelectric Nanogenerator Based on Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride) Nanofiber. Macromol. Res. 30, 172–182 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13233-022-0020-1

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