Nature Communications (May 2021)

Interfacial piezoelectric polarization locking in printable Ti3C2T x MXene-fluoropolymer composites

  • Nick A. Shepelin,
  • Peter C. Sherrell,
  • Emmanuel N. Skountzos,
  • Eirini Goudeli,
  • Jizhen Zhang,
  • Vanessa C. Lussini,
  • Beenish Imtiaz,
  • Ken Aldren S. Usman,
  • Greg W. Dicinoski,
  • Joseph G. Shapter,
  • Joselito M. Razal,
  • Amanda V. Ellis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23341-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Fluoropolymers are state-of-the-art flexible piezoelectric materials, yet require massive energy inputs to function. Here, the authors show that the electrostatic field around a 2D material leads to polarization orientation and maximized piezoelectric performance, without external energy input.