Piezoelectric properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride) and carbon nanotube blends: β-phase development
- 24 September 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
- Vol. 11 (44), 10506-10512
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b912801h
Abstract
In order to get poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) films containing high β-phase content, multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were blended with PVDF. For drawn samples, the content of piezoelectric β-form crystal was increased with MWCNT addition due to the rapid crystallization rate offered by the nucleating action of MWCNT, but soon reached a plateau. Poling on the drawn samples helps additional β-phase formation when the added MWCNT content was less than 0.2 wt%; at this MWCNT amount, almost pure β-phase crystal was obtained. More MWCNT addition induced depolarization to reduce the β-phase content. Undrawn samples show monotonous increase of β-phase content with MWCNT amount when subjected to poling.Keywords
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