Analysis of Post-Treatment Heating of Stretchable Piezoelectric Electrospun Nanofibers

Abstract:

Electrospun piezoelectric nanofibrous membrane developed from Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) embedded with thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) composites found to have superior stretchability and piezoactivity. The piezoresponse behavior of different in-situ bended PVDF/TPU, up to 15wt.% of TPU, is examined using various blending ratios of PVDF and TPU. It has been shown that adding TPU with PVDF at certain specific concentration increased the nanofiber's piezo-efficiency.The generated nanomembranes are annealead at different temperatures up to 100°C. An extensive analysis of the effects of annealing is conducted on these nanomats, and it is thought to be a crucial post-treatment method for improving the piezoresponse of the manufactured nanomats. Nanofibers annealed at 100°C showed best effective response compared to all other samples and this revealed the effectiveness of annealing treatment in the enhancement of piezoactivity. The best effective composition of PVDF with 15 wt% TPU after an annealing treatment of 100°C generated a maximum voltage of 3.2 V under the effect of an applied force of 3 N, where unannealed sample of the same PVDF-TPU composition generated only a voltage of 2.2 V. This annealed piezo nanogenerator (PNG), can be considered an optimum option for electromechanical energy harvesting applications that require flexibility and self-power.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 995)
• Pages: 15-20
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-dijNi9
• Online since: December 2024
• Authors: Nader Shehata, Remya Nair, Kareem Maree, Mohamed Abdallah Trabelsi*
• Keywords: Annealing, Electrospinning, Nanogenerator, Piezoelectricity, Stretchability

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