Enhanced electrical properties of highly oriented poly(vinylidene fluoride) films prepared by solid-state coextrusion

Influence of High Contents of Silver Nanoparticles on the Physical Properties of Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)

“…Further, these benefits can be achieved at a relatively low concentration in comparison to conventional micro-scale filled composites because of the extraordinary high specific surface area of the nanoparticles [6]. PVDF is a semi-crystalline polymer exhibiting many favorable properties such as piezoelectric and pyroelectric characteristics, good chemical resistance, and high mechanical properties [7][8][9][10]. This enables PVDF to be applied in the electronic devices and membrane for separation.…”

Perturbing effects of bulky comonomers on the chain conformation of poly(vinylidene fluoride)

“…These polymorphic structures have clearly been described in previous studies [2]. Due to its specific chain conformation in the crystalline unit cell, the polar b phase has the highest remnant polarization, thus attracting considerable attention in the polymer community [6,7]. The polar b phase can be produced by uniaxial mechanical deformation with the simultaneous application of a strong electric field [8e10].…”

Polyvinylidene fluoride—piezoelectric polymer for integrated infrared optics applications

“…PVDF is distinguished by its excellent chemical resistance, high stability to UV radiation, and high continuous-use temperature. It is important to note that after poling in a high electric field (50 MV/m), PVDF is pyroelectric as well as piezoelectric [11,12]. We performed our experiments with non-poled PVDF films (trademark Kynar) supplied by Westlake Plastics Inc., and poled PVDF supplied by Precision Acoustics Ltd.…”

“…Different groups have recently used polymer materials for the fabrication of spherical microlenses recently [7][8][9][10]. The novelty of our approach lies in the fact that PVDF demonstrates strong piezoelectric properties [11,12]. Thus applications of the PVDF microlenses in various integrated optics schemes are possible, including board-to-board or chip-to-chip optical interconnects in digital systems [13].…”