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Published in final edited form as: Adv Healthc Mater. 2019 Nov 8;9(1):e1901287. doi: 10.1002/adhm.201901287

Table 3.

Comprehensive list of piezoelectric polymeric fibers fabricated by electrospinning techniques for energy harvesting applications.

Polymer Solvent Additive Comments Fiber
properties
Ref. Potential
applications
PVDF(Mw = 172,000) DMF:acetone (4:6 v/v) - C = 16% (w/w), V = 40–60 kV, d = 16 cm, rotating speed = 100 rpm Fiber diameter: 539 nm [19] Energy harvesting application
PVDF (Mw = 275,000) DMF:acetone (4:6 v/v) - C = 16%, 20%, 26%, V=9, 15, 21 kV, d = 15 and 17 cm, flow rate = 1 ml h−1 Fiber diameter: 230–810 nm [122] Energy harvesting application
PVDF DMF:acetone (6:4 w/w) - C = 12%, 18%, 22% (w/w), V=15 kV, d = 20 cm, feed rate = 0.05 ml min−1. Fiber diameter: 70– 400 nm [123] Energy generators and harvesters
PVDF (Mw = 46,000 g∙mol−1) DMF:acetone - V = 18 kV, d = 15 cm, flow rate = 0.5 ml h−1, speed = 400 rpm Fiber diameter: 124 nm [124] Energy harvesting application
PVDF DMAC:acetone (4:6 v/v) - C = 16% (w/w), V = 30 kV, d = 12 cm, flow rate = 1.0 ml h−1 PVDF [125,126] In vivo biomechanical energy harvesting and human motion monitoring
P(VDF-TrFE) (70:30) DMF:acetone - P(VDF-TrFE):DMF:acetone 20:56:24 (w/w/w), V = 28 kV, d = 14 cm, flow rate = 150 μl h−1, speed= 4100 rpm Fiber diameter: 509 nm [12] Energy harvesting devices
P(VDF–TrFE) (70:30) DMF:acetone (3:7 v/v) - C = 20%, V= 25 kV, d = 25 cm, speed: 120 and 4300 rpm Fiber diameter: 200−600 nm, coil diameter: 306 μm, yarn diameter: 175 μm, d33 = 37−48 pmV−1 [128] Energy harvesting application
P(VDF–TrFE) (70:30) - - C = 20 w%, V = 28 kV, d = 20 cm, flow rate = 170 μl h−1, rotational speed: 5500 rpm - [129] Energy harvesting application
P(VDF–TrFE) (70:30) DMF:acetone (8:2) - Electrospinning + hot-pressing, C = 12% and 18% (w/w), V = 15 kV, d = 15 cm Porous membranes with d33: 13.7 for C = 18% (w/w) and d33: 11.2 for C = 12% (w/w) [127] Energy harvesting application
PVDF DMF:acetone (6:4 w/w) Inorganic salts C = 10% (w/w), V = 18 kV, d = 15 cm, flow rate = 1 ml h−1 - [130] Energy-scavenging devices and portable sensors
PVDF DMF BaTiO3/PVDF 1:10 (w/w) V = 15 kV, d = 10–15 cm, feeding rate = 0.5 ml h−1 Fiber diameter: 110.4 ± 48.2 nm [131] Energy harvesting application
PVDF DMF BaTiO3 30% (w/w) of the total PVDF C = 18% (w/w), V = 18 kV, d = 15 cm, flow rate= 0.12 ml min−1 Fiber diameter of BaTiO3: 110 ± 40 nm, d33: 50 pmV−1 [132] Energy harvesting application
PVDF (Mw = 172,000) DMF:acetone (8:2 w/w) NaNbO3 (mass ratio 5:100) C = 18% (w/w), V = 25 kV, d = 15 cm - [133] Energy harvesting application
PVDF DMSO (Na0.5K0.5)NbO3 (NKN) 50wt% V = 18 kV, d = 10 cm, flow rate: 1.5 ml h−1 d33 after poiling:25 pC N−1 [118] Sensors in ubiquitous networks
P(VDF-TrFE) (70:30) DMF:MEK (7:3 v/v) 0 up to 20% ceramic content (w/w) C = 15% (w/w), V = 20 and 35 kV, d = 10–30 cm, flow rate: 0.5–8.0 ml h−1 Fiber diameter: 469 ± 136 nm [134] Energy harvesting application
PVDF (Mw = 495,000 g∙mol−1) DMF Cellulose nanocrystal PVDF/CN (C = 0%, 1%, 3%, 5% w/w) C = 13% (w/w), V = 15 kV, d = 15 cm, flow rate = 1 ml h−1 Average diameter: 0.439–0.559 μm, electrical conductivity: 5.82–60.17 μS [135] Energy harvester application
P(VDF-TrFE) 65:35 (w/w%) DMF MWNTs V = 20 kV, d = 7 cm Fiber diameter: 500 nm to 1 μm, of MWNTs [136] Smart fabric with applications in energy harvesting
PVDF (Mw = 534,000 g∙mol−1) DMF:acetone (4:6) ZonylUR as fluoro surfactant C = 4%, 16%, 80% (w/w), V = 15 kV, d = 15 cm, flow rate = 0.5 ml h−1, rotating speed = 800 rpm Fiber diameter: 84.6 ± 23.5 nm, β-phase fraction:80%, d33 = −33 pC N−1 [137] Energy generator
PVDF (Mw = 46,000) DMF:acetone (70:30 v/v) - C = 20 % w/w, V = 15 kV, d = 15 cm, flow rate = 0.5 ml h−1, rotational speed = 180 rpm Fiber diameter: 124 nm, electrical output: 1 V [138] Nano generator for designing flexible power source for smart and wearable electronic textiles applications
PVDF DMF:acetone (6:4 w/w) - C = 10% (w/w), V = 20 kV, d: 15 cm, flow rate = 1 ml h−1 - [139] Nano-generator
PVDF (Mw = 46,000 g.mol−1) Acetone:DMF (4:6 v/v) - C = 26% (w/w), V=20 kV, d = 15 cm, flow rate = 0.5 ml h−1, rotating speed: 216 rpm Fiber diameter: 812 ± 123 nm, output voltage: 0.028 V [140] Nano-generator
PVDF DMF - - Fiber diameter: 183 ± 37 nm, voltage output: 4 V [141] Nano-generator
PVDF (Mw = 534000) DMF:acetone (3:7 v/v) - C = 15% (w/w), V = 12 kV, d = 15 cm, feed rate: 50 ml min−1 - [142] Nano-generator for concurrently harvesting biomechanical and biochemical Energy
P(VDF-TrFE) (55:45) DMF:acetone (45:55 w/w) - C = 15% (w/w), V = 10 kV, d = 10 cm, flow rate = 0.4 ml h−1. - [143] Nano-generator
PVDF (Mw = 534,000 g∙mol−1) DMF:acetone (4:6 v/v) (ZnO, CNT, LiCl, PANI) C = 16% (w/w), d = 20 cm, flow rate= 0.3 ml h−1, rotational speed: 180 rpm Fiber diameter: 504.89 nm-39.69 μm [144] Nano-generator
PVDF (Mw = 534,000 g mol−1) DMF:Acetone (6:4 v/v) LiCl C = 16% (w/w), V = 20 kV, d = 20 cm, flow rate = 0.3 ml h−1 Coupling coefficient e31 = 189.68 and e33= 534.36 [145] Nano-generator
PVDF - - Near-field electrospinning Fiber diameter: 500 nm to 6.5 μm [146] Nano-generator
PVDF - - Near-field electrospinning Fiber diameter: 900 nm to 2.5 μm [147] Nano-generator
PVDF/PMLG (poly (γ-methyl L-glutamate)) - - Near-field electrospinning V=10–16 kV, d= 1–2 mm Output voltage: 0.019–0.185 V, energy conversion efficiency is 3.3% [148] Energy harvester
PVDF DMF - Hollow cylindrical near-field electrospinning (HCNFES), C = 18% (w/w), V = 10–16 kV, d = 0.5 mm, rotational speed = 900 and 1900 rpm 200 nm to 1.16 μm [146] Energy harvester

[Mw = molecular weight; d = working distance; C = concentration (polymer/solvent), v = volume, w = weight, V = potential, NP = nanoparticles, rpm =rounds per minute; Dimethylformamide (DMF); Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)].