Development of self-poled PVDF/MWNT flexible nanocomposites with a boosted electroactive β-phase

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (34) ◽  
pp. 14578-14591
Author(s):  
Akash M. Chandran ◽  
S. Varun ◽  
Prasanna Kumar S. Mural

In the present study, we report a simple fabrication method for poly(vinylidene fluoride) PVDF/MWCNT flexible nanocomposite films with a boosted electroactive phase that enhanced the dielectric and piezoelectric properties.

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (46) ◽  
pp. 12121-12133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirmal Maity ◽  
Amit Mandal ◽  
Arun K. Nandi

Aniline in situ polymerized within exfoliated molybdenum disulfide produces MoS2–PANI with raspberry morphology, showing good dispersion into poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) and produces 86% β-phase PVDF yielding dielectric constant 586 at 102 Hz.


RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (28) ◽  
pp. 17038-17043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Xu ◽  
Kaili Zhang ◽  
Ying Zhou ◽  
Zhichao Qu ◽  
Haijun Wang ◽  
...  

The shear-induced PVDF films present preferentially orientation with a high β-phase content and exhibit excellent ferro- and piezoelectric properties.


Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Govind Shreenivas Ekbote ◽  
Mohammed Khalifa ◽  
Arunjunairaj Mahendran ◽  
Srinivasan Anandhan

Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) is among the most versatile polymers due to its wide range of properties, including dielectric, piezoelectric and ferroelectric. However, more frequently than not a range of processing...


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minmin Wang ◽  
Weiqun Liu ◽  
Xu Shi ◽  
Jinyang Pan ◽  
Bing Zhou ◽  
...  

Non-additive β-phase porous poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) aerogel with high electron affinity is successfully prepared through simple solvent exchange method. The as-prepared additive-free PVDF aerogel shows high output performance used...


Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1637
Author(s):  
Miroslav Mrlík ◽  
Josef Osička ◽  
Martin Cvek ◽  
Markéta Ilčíková ◽  
Peter Srnec ◽  
...  

This paper is focused on the comparative study of the vibration sensing capabilities of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) sheets. The main parameters such as molecular weight, initial sample thickness, stretching and poling were systematically applied, and their impact on sensing behavior was examined. The mechanical properties of prepared sheets were investigated via tensile testing on the samples with various initial thicknesses. The transformation of the α-phase to the electro-active β-phase was analyzed using FTIR after applying stretching and poling procedures as crucial post-processing techniques. As a complementary method, the XRD was applied, and it confirmed the crystallinity data resulting from the FTIR analysis. The highest degree of phase transformation was found in the PVDF sheet with a moderate molecular weight (Mw of 275 kDa) after being subjected to the highest axial elongation (500%); in this case, the β-phase content reached approximately 90%. Finally, the vibration sensing capability was systematically determined, and all the mentioned processing/molecular parameters were taken into consideration. The whole range of the elongations (from 50 to 500%) applied on the PVDF sheets with an Mw of 180 and 275 kDa and an initial thickness of 0.5 mm appeared to be sufficient for vibration sensing purposes, showing a d33 piezoelectric charge coefficient from 7 pC N−1 to 9.9 pC N−1. In terms of the d33, the PVDF sheets were suitable regardless of their Mw only after applying the elongation of 500%. Among all the investigated samples, those with an initial thickness of 1.0 mm did not seem to be suitable for vibration sensing purposes.


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