For example, d33 of PZT is positive while that of PVDF is negative, which can lead to a nullification of the overall piezoelectric response if both domains are polarised in the same direction [Citation97]. These polymers are well characterised, have good mechanical integrity and chemical stability, can be straightforwardly processed and have reasonable piezoelectric coefficients. Co-polymerisation of piezoelectric polymers can be used to modify and improve their electromechanical properties. Data reproduced with permission from reference [Citation75]. PVDF Transducers. When combined with a wave plate and a reference sample, this can give unambiguous information about the polymer chain alignment [Citation68]. [Citation88]. Yoshida et al. Under these conditions, compliant piezoelectric polymers can therefore store significantly more mechanical energy than rigid ceramic materials. Figure 2. In the years that followed, piezoelectric behaviour was identified in several other polymer families [Citation1,Citation29] and now piezoelectric polymers are the centre of intense scientific research for applications in EH, wearable technology and biomedical devices. Introducing a mirror plane in the 13 plane removes any handedness. Currently, this 3 axis is a polar axis: the positive and negative directions are distinct. These jets solidify as the solvent evaporates to create fibres of the polymer. Note that this result can be obtained without referring to any particular aspect of the materials structure such as the unit cell, for example. Single or mutli-electrode arrays are deposited onto films of poled PVDF to create a parallel-plate capacitor type structure, as shown in Figure 9(b). Generally, the piezoelectric coefficients are smaller, but the materials are more compliant and more straightforward to process. The full procedure can be found in the appendix of reference [Citation31], but the final form of the piezoelectric matrix is (14) dij=(000d14d150000d15d140d31d31d33000)(14) This result is completely general and describes any piezoelectric material that is radially symmetric about the 3 axis. However, it is worth noting that when taking electrical measurements, such as open-circuit voltage, it is important to consider the output impedance of the piezoelectric polymer device. The common piezoelectric polymer P(VDF-TrFE) is itself a co-polymer and indeed further co-polymerisation is also possible. The vast majority of these devices are fabricated from piezoelectric ceramics. This states that the symmetry of a material must be represented in the symmetry of its properties. The material in the drawn region exhibits a significantly higher degree of orientation. X-ray diffraction (XRD) can also provide crystallinity data as well as more rigorous phase identification. Nonetheless, we continue with 3 as the drawing axis and using this form for (a) in Equation (9) with a generic form of dij i.e. The effect in polymers was rationalised by considering the symmetry of polymer molecules and the restrictions this places on the observed response. In piezoelectric polymer films, obtaining a large output voltage in response to pressure is . Ceramic materials Piezoelectric materials can be natural or man-made. Table 1. demonstrated that performing this treatment on drawn PLLA samples resulted in a two-fold increase in the value of d14 [Citation117]. XRD data can also be used to infer if any preferential alignment exists in the material. The fact that Nylon behaves in such a different manner when annealed is a good example of how the mechanisms of piezoelectricity in each polymer can be significantly different. The matrix representing an arbitrary rotation by angle about the 3 axis is given by (13) a=(cossin0sincos0001)(13) Note that here we have chosen 3 as the drawing axis, but in general we are free to define any axis as the drawing axis and in some polymer systems, it is convention to label the drawing axis as 1. This class of materials will not be discussed in this review, but more information can be found in references [Citation11,Citation14,Citation16]. (c) A schematic representation of how layered silicate nanoclays, in this instance Lucentite, can nucleate the -phase in PVDF. The other, poly-d-lactic acid (PDLA) is also piezoelectric with equal but opposite values of piezoelectric coefficients [Citation49]. The results reveal that 4-nm-thick 2D SnS 2 nanosheets exhibited a 2 0.22 pm/V out-of-plane piezoelectric response. Heat treatment alone is therefore not a sufficient condition to ensure the piezoelectric properties of a polymer are expressed. 131 Nanocellulose has also been used in composite materials with other biological 132,133 and standard piezoelectric polymers. Examples of hybrid fillers include NaNbO 3-reduced graphene oxide (rGO . Polymers, however, consist of a network of long molecules. As a result, electrospinning is frequently used to create piezoelectric polymer nanostructures [Citation126128]. Depending on the growth conditions and number of anodisation cycles, these pores can be arranged in a regular lattice or randomly spaced. The term nanogenerator is frequently used to describe EH devices, including those designed around piezoelectric materials. The random orientation distribution means that the mat will be centrosymmetric, even if each nanofibre has a large degree of molecular alignment. Dating all the way back to 1880 and the groundbreaking work of brothers Pierre and Jacques Curie, the piezoelectric effect refers to the ability of specific materials such as quartz, tourmaline, topaz and Rochelle salt to produce an electric charge when subjected to mechanical stress. Draw films of PLLA have been used to create pressure-sensitive touch panels [Citation161,Citation162]. those with a helical conformation of the polymer chain. 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One way to include the ambiguity of the 3 axis is to introduce a mirror plane in the 12 plane. On the other hand, some computational models of the PVDF crystal structure claim that the piezoelectric effect can be completely explained by only considering changes in the lattice constants of the unit cell [Citation54]. The structure and properties of these polymers are summarised in Figure 2. When creating a piezoelectric composite, some consideration must be given regarding how the anisotropy of each component will be preserved during fabrication or induced once the sample is formed. Three polymers, namely PVDF, odd-numbered Nylons and PLLA, were used as examples to discuss the phenomenon. If poling is done at a temperature a few degrees greater than the glass transition temperature of the polymer, these dipoles can be effectively aligned with the applied electric field. The electric field is polar, so there is no need to introduce a mirror plane or rotation axis, but it is not handed. Biology is exceptionally sensitive to mechanical stimuli [Citation181]. The co-polymer P(VDF-TrFE) spontaneously crystallises the polar -phase, at least in part, and therefore does not necessarily require drawing in order for piezo-/ferroelectric properties to be observed. In some cases, the applied stress can cause a transformation between crystal phases [Citation113]. Note how that even after crystallisation, the polymer remains isotropic and hence crystallisation in itself is often not sufficient to remove a centre of symmetry. The flexibility, ease of processing and biocompatibility of piezoelectric polymers mean that they are often preferable for certain applications, despite typically having lower piezoelectric coefficients [Citation2] than their ceramic counterparts. In this model, the molecular dipoles associated with the polymer chains are rigid and unchanged by an externally applied stress. Ferroelectric samples of Nylon are typically produced by rapid quenching from a melt [Citation5,Citation69] or solution [Citation70]. The majority of the extension is accommodated by the amorphous fraction of the polymer chains, yet since the amorphous and crystalline fractions are heavily interlinked, this elongation will also act to re-orientate any crystalline regions present within the amorphous matrix (although the final orientation of these crystalline regions will be dependent on their morphology). These biodegradable polymers have been used as piezoelectric implants to enhance bone formation in both pure and compound forms 4. . There are conflicting theories regarding the role of crystallinity in the piezoelectric behaviour of polymers. Drawing the polymer results in a strain-induced phase transition to the crystal phase. The effect is inherently reversible; a polarisation can develop as a result of an applied stress, or a strain can occur as a result of an applied electric field. The piezoelectric e31 coefficient was shown to increase with draw ratio, also shown in Figure 4(b), and this was attributed to the increase in elastic modulus that occurs as a consequence of drawing [Citation9]. The compressive stresses from the walls of the extrusion die and the support of the sacrificial billet allow for the procedure to be carried out on an already crystalline starting material. When reviewing the literature on the preparation of piezoelectric polymers, three recurring processes are apparent: annealing (or heat treatment), drawing (stretching) and poling (applying an electric field). . Both types of piezoelectrics based on polymers and ceramics are suitable as road energy harvesters. Crystallisation of the polymer might appear to resolve this issue. Aligning the dipole moments throughout the material is required to remove the centre of symmetry and permit piezoelectric behaviour. In addition, piezoelectric polymers are generally elastic and light weight, which is beneficial for many biomedical applications. Of these two stereoisomers, PLLA is more commonly used.). Figure adapted with permission from reference [Citation96] . Noteworthy exceptions to this are polymer piezo-electrets and voided charged polymers. The mechanism of this behaviour is currently being studied [Citation111], although it is possible that a similar dipole-rotation mechanism can explain the observations. Yet, there are numerous polymers that contain these elements, which can be processed to possess the correct symmetry, which still do not exhibit the piezoelectric effect. Some general sample preparation conditions are also presented, although as we will see later, this is not always straightforward. However, the composition and mechanical properties of ceramics are not suitable for all applications. Nonetheless, there is still a huge amount of research into the use of piezoelectric materials, natural or otherwise, in biological contexts [Citation3744] this is discussed further in the section regarding applications of piezoelectric materials. There are numerous recent reviews on the topic of piezoelectric polymers [Citation1,Citation2,Citation816] which provide comprehensive lists of the reported piezoelectric polymers and their applications. Ferroelectric, piezoelectric, electrostatic, and electrostrictive polymers are some of the major dry polymers. While often associated with ceramic materials, piezoelectric behaviour is also observed in many polymers. The fourth rank tensor s is the elastic compliance of the material, is the dielectric permittivity and d is a third rank tensor of the piezoelectric coefficients. The influence of the monomer chemistry on the electromechanical properties of these halogenated polymers has been thoroughly reviewed by Soulestin et al. A maximum in d14 is observed at a draw ratio of 5. Of the 32 crystallographic point groups, 21 do not possess inversion symmetry and many polymers can crystallise into one or more of these non-centrosymmetric point groups. 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This has led some researchers to believe that the -phase is necessary for piezoelectric behaviour [Citation77]. Abstract. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons CC BY license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. it is unrealistic to track, for example, elastic constants . The chiral nature of these biological molecules means that simply the alignment that occurs between molecules during tissue growth is sufficient to allow the material to express piezoelectricity. This is a major advantage in cell culture applications. (c) The influence of the draw ratio on the piezoelectric coefficient of PLLA. Figure 9. One of the main motivations of this review is to discuss the challenges and open questions in the field in an effort to highlight potential future research directions. [Citation112] used SSE to create piezoelectric PDLA samples with d14 values 1.5 larger than films uniaxially drawn to the same draw ratio. The independent elements of stress can be labelled 1 6 to allow the indices to be contracted as follows (3) (T11T12T13T12T22T23T13T23T33)(T1T6T5T6T2T4T5T4T3)(3) Schematically, the directions 4, 5 and 6 can be considered as right-handed rotations about the 1, 2 and 3 axes, respectively, as shown in Figure 1. Piezoelectricity was first described in crystalline materials such as Rochelle salt (potassium sodium tartrate) and quartz. 18 PVDF and its copolymers exhibit strong piezoelectric response, 19 , 20 are biocompatibile, and can endure large strains. Nonetheless, in some instances, the mechanical properties of piezoelectric polymers may be beneficial. While some of these polymers exhibit multiple independent piezoelectric coefficients, researchers working on each polymer tend to discuss only one coefficient. Many piezoelectric polymers are also biodegradable, creating the possibility of transient piezoelectric devices. Peripheral circuity such as unity gain buffers (also known as voltage followers) and charge amplifiers can be useful in this regard. For example, filled with 15% BaTiO 3 PVDF-PMMA composite, film with 0.012 cm thickness has an optical density of 0.7-1.0 in the visible light wavelength band [ 19 ]. Piezoelectricity is observed in samples drawn to a ratio of 2 [Citation58], whereas significant proportions of the -phase are not formed until draw ratios of at least 4 are achieved [Citation78,Citation79]. (a) A commercially available piezoelectric PVDF sensor. The flexibility, ease of processing and biocompatibility of piezoelectric polymers mean that they are often preferable for certain applications, despite their lower piezoelectric coefficients. (b) The influence of the draw ratio on the piezoelectric coefficients e31 and d31 of Nylon-11 measured at 25C. These devices are intended to function as pressure-sensitive touch panels for flexible electronic devices [Citation156,Citation157]. Components of dij for j=4 6 are shear modes since they relate to shear strains in the material. Piezoelectric materials are also used throughout academia and industry. However, as mentioned before, bulk polymers are only ever semi-crystalline. Force applied to the sensor can then be monitored as charge (or voltage) on these electrodes. Another processing method which can be used to introduce anisotropy is electrical poling. In these instances, Fukada and Ando argue that in order for these amorphous regions to contribute to the piezoelectric effect, they must display some degree of molecular alignment. The same conventions are also true for all the other piezoelectric coefficients. Examples of such polymers include polyimide [18, 23] and polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) . The name is a legacy from the first demonstration of the technology, which reported the piezoelectric voltage induced across zinc oxide nanowires when deformed by an AFM tip [Citation173]. radial symmetry) and are often used to describe amorphous and polycrystalline materials that demonstrate anisotropy as a result of processing. The direct piezoelectric effect has been used for sensor design, whereas the inverse piezoelectric effect has been applied for actuator design. The PLLA molecule exhibits a helical conformation due to its chirality [Citation50]. Three commonly used piezoelectric polymers for practical applications: P(VDF-TrFE), odd-numbered Nylons and PLLA. Examples of amorphous polymers explored for their piezoelectric properties are co-polymerized pyromellitic . The arguments above about more compliant piezoelectric materials being a more suitable choice for stress-driven nanogenerators therefore apply. Image reproduced from reference [Citation122] under the Creative Commons CC BY license. The MPB is apparent by observing the crystal structure, polymer chain conformation and ferroelectric properties as a function of the relative fractions of VDF and TrFE in the co-polymer, as shown in Figure 7(a(i)). As a result, there is much interest in studying how artificial piezoelectric materials influence and stimulate cellular function. Rather than repeating what has already been well covered, this review will instead focus on some fundamental concepts of piezoelectricity in polymers (both theoretical and practical) using typical materials as examples to provide context. This procedure leads to changes in the higher order structure [Citation116], resulting in nano-rod type crystals rather than conventional spherulite structures. A surprising number of biological materials are themselves piezoelectric. 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