Research Bits: August 11

Research Bits: August 11

Fluorine-free ferroelectrics Researchers from Case Western Reserve University, Vanderbilt University, Pennsylvania State University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Tennessee State University, and University of Tennessee created a ferroelectric polymer for infrared detectors and sensors in wearable electronics that is made without fluorine. The most common ferroelectric polymer is poly(vinylidene fluoride), or PVDF, which is considered a ‘foreve…