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An All‐Organic Elastomeric Electret Composite
Author(s) -
Ko Yee Song,
Nüesch Frank A.,
Damjanovic Dragan,
Opris Dorina M.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201603813
Subject(s) - materials science , electret , elastomer , composite number , piezoelectricity , composite material , polarization (electrochemistry) , nanoparticle , copolymer , polymer , nanotechnology , chemistry
Copolymer nanoparticles with a highly polar repeating unit are blended in an elastic matrix and poled at elevated temperatures. The composite exhibits piezoelectricity due to the overall polarization imparted by the particles, which can be easily modulated thanks to the soft matrix.