02216nas a2200289   4500008004100000022001400041245007500055210006900130260000900199300001400208490000700222520131600229653001501545653002201560653002101582653002301603653001801626100001901644700001901663700001801682700002501700700002001725700002001745700003101765700003001796856010001826       2021                        eng d  a1861-472800a Flexible energy harvester from an organic ferroelectric ammonium salt0 aFlexible energy harvester from an organic ferroelectric ammonium  cDEC   a4122-41290 v163 aOrganic ferroelectrics due to their low cost, easy preparation, light weight, high flexibility and phase stability are gaining tremendous attention in the field of portable electronics. In this work, we report the synthesis, structure and ferroelectric behavior of a two-component ammonium salt 2, containing a bulky [Bn(4-BrBn)NMe2](+) (Bn=benzyl and 4-BrBn=4-bromobenzyl) cation and tetrahedral (BF4)(-) anion. The structural analysis revealed the presence of rich non-classical C-H...F and C-H...Br interactions in this molecule that were quantified by Hirshfeld surface analysis. The polarization (P) vs. electric field (E) hysteresis loop measurements on 2 gave a remnant polarization (P-r) of 14.4 mu C cm(-2) at room temperature. Flexible polymer composites with various (5, 10, 15 and 20) weight percentages (wt%) of 2 in thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) were prepared and tested for mechanical energy harvesting applications. A notable peak-to-peak output voltage of 20 V, maximum current density of 1.1 mu A cm(-2) and power density of 21.1 mu W cm(-2) were recorded for the 15 wt% 2-TPU composite device. Furthermore, the voltage output generated from this device was utilized to rapidly charge a 100 mu F capacitor, with stored energies and measured charges of 156 mu J and 121.6 mu C, respectively.10aDielectric10aenergy harvesting10aferroelectricity10aorganic composites10apiezoelectric1 aGupta, Rishabh1 aSahoo, Supriya1 aDeswal, Swati1 aKothavade, Premkumar1 aDixit, Prashant1 aZareba, Jan, K.1 aShanmuganathan, Kadhiravan1 aBoomishankar, Ramamoorthy  uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/flexible-energy-harvester-organic-ferroelectric-ammonium-salt02551nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245014000055210006900195260000800264300001400272490000700286520167300293100001901966700003101985700002302016700001702039700002302056700002002079700002802099700003102127700003002158856012102188       2023                        eng d  a2051-634700a3D-printed polymer composite devices based on a ferroelectric chiral ammonium salt for high-performance piezoelectric energy harvesting0 a3Dprinted polymer composite devices based on a ferroelectric chi  cJUL  a3153-31610 v103 a<p>
	Three-dimensional printing (3DP) is an emerging technology to fabricate complex architectures, necessary to realize state-of-the-art flexible and wearable electronic devices. In this regard, top-performing devices containing organic ferro- and piezoelectric compounds are desired to circumvent significant shortcomings of conventional piezoceramics, e.g. toxicity and high-temperature device processibility. Herein, we report on a 3D-printed composite of a chiral ferroelectric organic salt {[Me3CCH(Me)NH3][BF4]} (1) with a biodegradable polycaprolactone (PCL) polymer that serves as a highly efficient piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG). The ferroelectric property of 1 originates from its polar tetragonal space group P4(2), verified by P-E loop measurements. The ferroelectric domain characteristics of 1 were further probed by piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM), which gave characteristic `butterfly' and hysteresis loops. The PFM amplitude vs. drive voltage measurements gave a relatively high magnitude of the converse piezoelectric coefficient for 1. PCL polymer composites with various weight percentages (wt%) of 1 were prepared and subjected to piezoelectric energy harvesting tests, which gave a maximum open-circuit voltage of 36.2 V and a power density of 48.1 mu W cm(-2) for the 10 wt% 1-PCL champion device. Furthermore, a gyroid-shaped 3D-printed 10 wt% 1-PCL composite was fabricated to test its practical utility, which gave an excellent output voltage of 41 V and a power density of 56.8 mu W cm(-2). These studies promise the potential of simple organic compounds for building PENG devices using advanced manufacturing technologies.</p>
1 aSahoo, Supriya1 aKothavade, Premkumar, Anil1 aNaphade, Dipti, R.1 aTorris, Arun1 aPraveenkumar, Balu1 aZareba, Jan, K.1 aAnthopoulos, Thomas, D.1 aShanmuganathan, Kadhiravan1 aBoomishankar, Ramamoorthy  uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/3d-printed-polymer-composite-devices-based-ferroelectric-chiral-ammonium-salt-high