Alternatives to Fluoropolymers for Motion-Based Energy Harvesting: Perspectives on Piezoelectricity, Triboelectricity, Ferroelectrets, and Flexoelectricity.
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; 20(32): e2311570, 2024 Aug.
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Fluoropolymers, including polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, Teflon), polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF), and fluorine kautschuk materials (FKMs, Viton) are critical polymers for applications ranging from non-stick coatings, corrosion resistant seals, semiconductor manufacturing, membranes, and energy harvesting technologies. However, the synthesis of these fluoropolymers requires the use of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) known colloquially as "forever chemicals," and as such there is a pressing need to develop alternative technologies that can serve the end-use of fluoropolymers without the environmental cost of using PFAS. Further, fluoropolymers themselves fall under the PFAS umbrella. Here, alternative mechanical-to-electrical energy harvesting polymers are reviewed and benchmarked against the leading fluoropolymer energy harvesters. These alternative technologies include nonfluoropolymer piezoelectric polymers, triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs), ferroelectric elastomers, and flexoelectric polymers. A vision towards sustainable, non-fluoropolymer-based energy harvesting is provided.
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