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Electrospun PVDF/PAN membrane for pressure sensor and sodium-ion battery separator

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In this study, polyvinylidene fluoride/polyacrylonitrile (PVDF/PAN) membrane is fabricated via electrospinning method. Results indicate that the morphology of PVDF/PAN membrane is relatively uniform and its fiber diameter is mostly in the range of 100–300 nm. Meanwhile, β-phase is dominant (i.e., the β-phase content is 83.4%) in such membrane, and their tensile properties (i.e., tensile strength and elongation at break) are about 7 MPa and 26%, respectively. In addition, the membrane can be used as a piezoelectric nanogenerator due to its high β-phase content of PVDF. The piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENG) exhibit a good piezoelectric output voltage of 1.3 V when the impacting force is 1 N and durability. Moreover, it shows promising applications for real-time monitoring human movement (i.e., hopping, running, and walking) and different finger bending. Furthermore, such PVDF/PAN membrane can be utilized as a separator for sodium-ion battery, and the cell exhibits a stable cycle performance with a coulombic efficiency of 98.9% after 50 cycles.

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The authors are grateful for financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51873199) and the Program for Innovative Research Team (in Science and Technology) in University of Henan Province (No. 20IRTSTHN002) for financial support. We also thank the Young Teacher Project of Zhongyuan University of Technology (2019XQG05).

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  1. School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Center for Advanced Materials Research, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450007, People’s Republic of China

    Zhongzhu Liu, Gaojie Li, Qi Qin, Liwei Mi & Guanrui Li

  2. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Mold of Ministry of Education, National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, People’s Republic of China

    Guoqiang Zheng, Chuntai Liu & Xianhu Liu

  3. National Center for International Joint Research of Micro-Nano Molding Technology, School of Mechanics & Safety Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, People’s Republic of China

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Liu, Z., Li, G., Qin, Q. et al. Electrospun PVDF/PAN membrane for pressure sensor and sodium-ion battery separator. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater 4, 1215–1225 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-021-00364-4

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