The ferroelectric polymer PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) has interesting properties and could be used to store information or energy. One of the main drawbacks of PVDF is that if you add extra ...

Effective energy storage is paramount to society’s transition to renewable energy. Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) have the potential to double the amount of energy stored in a single charge compared ...

Figure 1. Landscape of popular fluoropolymers. PVDF is a homopolymer produced from the joining of identical monomer units. PVDF is closely related to PCTFE and PTFE. PVDF has some unique ...

Precisely applied mechanical pressure can improve the electronic properties of a widely used polymer material. This requires that the material be mechanically processed to an accuracy of a few ...

As the demand for electric vehicles continues to rise, the chemical companies Solvay and Orbia are forming a joint venture to build an $850 million facility in the southeastern US that will make ...

Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is a piezoelectric polymer material that has shown great aptitude as a pressure and flow sensor, especially in biomedical applications. However, most of the PVDF thin ...

Responding to demand for the polymer in batteries, Kureha plans to build a new polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) plant in Fukushima, Japan. The plant will cost nearly $500 million and have 8,000 metric ...

The ferroelectric polymer PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) has interesting properties and could be used to store information or energy. One of the main drawbacks of PVDF is that if you add extra ...