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Material · material:pvdf

Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)

Flexible piezoelectric and pyroelectric polymer.

Atlas record: 2 claims reference this material — 2 established.

Explorerelations · sources · cite

conditions: solid · ferroelectric required · non-centrosymmetric crystal required
2claims0enumerated routes0routes with complete-composition evidence0candidate routes not searched2cited sources

Relations

observed in · 2
Direct piezoelectric effect—observed in→Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)established
Pyroelectric effect—observed in→Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)established

Cited sources · 2

  1. [1]
    S. R. Anton, H. A. Sodano. A review of power harvesting using piezoelectric materials (2003–2006) (2007)
    Smart Materials and Structures 16, R1–R21 · doi:10.1088/0964-1726/16/3/R01 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
  2. [2]
    C. R. Bowen et al.. Pyroelectric materials and devices for energy harvesting applications (2014)
    Energy & Environmental Science 7, 3836–3856 · doi:10.1039/C4EE01759E · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

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