A 3D-printed, alternatively tilt-polarized PVDF-TrFE polymer with enhanced piezoelectric effect for self-powered sensor application
Graphical Abstract
Keywords
Xiaoting Yuan is a Ph.D. candidate of advanced materials and mechanics at Peking University, Beijing, China. She received the B.E. degree from Tiangong University, China, in 2017. Her research focuses on 3D-printing prepared flexible piezoelectric electronics.
Xiangyu Gao received his B.E. degree in materials science and engineering from the Central South University, China, in 2014 and his Ph.D. degree in advanced materials and mechanics from Peking University, China, in 2019. He is now a lecturer in Xi’an Jiaotong University, China. His research focuses on piezoelectric materials and devices.
Xinyi Shen received her B.E. degree in the automated institute from the Beijing University of Science and Technology, China, in 2016 and her master's degree in advanced materials and mechanics from Peking University, China, in 2019. Her research focuses on automatic control and 3D printing device preparation.
Jikun Yang is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in advanced materials and mechanics from Peking University, Beijing, China. He received the B.E. degree in physics from the University of Science and Technology Beijing, China, in 2016. His research interests include piezoelectric materials and devices, metamaterials, and 3D printing ceramics.
Zhanmiao Li is a Ph.D. candidate of advanced materials and mechanics at Peking University. She received the B.E. degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, in 2018. Her research focuses on piezoelectric actuator.
Shuxiang Dong is a tenured professor of Materials Science & Engineering at College of Engineering, Peking University, China. He received his master degree and doctor degree from Tsinghua University, China, in 1989 and 1993, respectively. Professor Dong’s research focuses on piezoelectric ceramics and magnetoelectric composite materials, piezoelectric actuators and micromotors, magnetic sensors, smart electronic devices, and their applications. He has authored over 160 peer-reviewed papers and 30 patents. Prof. Dong was chosen as Most Cited Chinese Researchers in 2014–2019, who were regarded as most influential scientists in the world by Elsevier.