Nature Communications (Sep 2022)
Bond engineering of molecular ferroelectrics renders soft and high-performance piezoelectric energy harvesting materials
- Yuzhong Hu,
- Kaushik Parida,
- Hao Zhang,
- Xin Wang,
- Yongxin Li,
- Xinran Zhou,
- Samuel Alexander Morris,
- Weng Heng Liew,
- Haomin Wang,
- Tao Li,
- Feng Jiang,
- Mingmin Yang,
- Marin Alexe,
- Zehui Du,
- Chee Lip Gan,
- Kui Yao,
- Bin Xu,
- Pooi See Lee,
- Hong Jin Fan
Affiliations
- Yuzhong Hu
- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
- Kaushik Parida
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
- Hao Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
- Xin Wang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Thin Films, School of Physical Science and Technology, Soochow University
- Yongxin Li
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
- Xinran Zhou
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
- Samuel Alexander Morris
- Facility for Analysis, Characterisation, Testing and Simulation (FACTS), Nanyang Technological University
- Weng Heng Liew
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research)
- Haomin Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
- Tao Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
- Feng Jiang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
- Mingmin Yang
- Department of Physics, The University of Warwick
- Marin Alexe
- Department of Physics, The University of Warwick
- Zehui Du
- Temasek Laboratories, Nanyang Technological University
- Chee Lip Gan
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
- Kui Yao
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research)
- Bin Xu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Thin Films, School of Physical Science and Technology, Soochow University
- Pooi See Lee
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
- Hong Jin Fan
- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33325-6
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 10
Abstract
Improving piezoelectric strain and voltage constant generally compromises piezoelectric performance and mechanical softness. Here, the authors report a bond weakening strategy for organic-inorganic hybrid piezoelectrics and mitigated these issues.
