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Piezoelectric properties of PVDF‐conjugated polymer nanofibers
Author(s) -
Trevino Julio E.,
Mohan Swati,
Salinas Alexandra E.,
Cueva Emilia,
Lozano Karen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.50665
Subject(s) - nanofiber , materials science , poling , piezoelectricity , polypyrrole , polymer , polyaniline nanofibers , electrospinning , composite material , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , polyaniline , polymerization , optoelectronics , dielectric , engineering , ferroelectricity
This study presents the development and characterization of PVDF‐conjugated polymer nanofiber‐based systems. Five different conducting polymers (CPs) were synthesized successfully and used to create the nanofiber systems. The CPs used are polyaniline (PANI), polypyrrole (PPY), polyindole (PIN), polyanthranilic acid (PANA), and polycarbazole (PCZ). Nanofiber systems were produced utilizing the Forcespinning® technique. The nanofiber systems were developed by mechanical stretching. No electrical field or post‐process poling was used in the nanofiber systems. The morphology, structure, electrochemical and piezoelectric performance was characterized. All of the nanofiber PVDF/CP systems displayed higher piezoelectric performance than the fine fiber PVDF systems. The PVDF/PPY nanofiber system displays the highest piezoelectric performance of 15.56 V. The piezoelectric performance of the PVDF/CP nanofiber systems favors potential for an attractive source of energy where highly flexible membranes could be used in power actuators, sensors and portable, and wireless devices to mention some.