In this work we have evaluated the dielectric properties of poly vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) thin films of thickness (≈ 20μm) as a function of temperature from 40-70C and frequency varying from 500 Hz to 100 kHz respectively for Al-Al and Cu-Cu electrode configuration. The dielectric constant values increases with the increase in temperature. A broad peak is found at around (70±5)0C. The maximum...

Thermal analysis of solution cast mixtures of poly(viny1idene fluoride) (PVF2) and poly(methy1 methacrylate) (PMMA) has been carried out with various programmed temperature profiles. Results from experiments conducted in a quasi-equilibrium state show that PVF:! crystallizes in the mixture upon cooling. Furthermore, depressions were observed in the melting and the crystallization temperatures. ...

In this research, static stresses analysis of boron nitride nano - tube reinforced composite (BNNTRC) cylinder made of poly - vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) subjected to non - axisymmetric thermo - mechanical loads and applied voltage is developed. The surrounded elastic medium is modelled by Pasternak foundation. Composite structure is modeled based on piezoelectric fiber reinforced composite (PFR...

Electrically-induced behaviuor was compared in the non-stretched and uniaxially stretched poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylenechlorofluoroethylene) terpolymer a member of the relaxor polymer family that exhibits fast response speeds, a giant electrostriction, high electric energy density and a large electrocaloric effect. Although the temperature dependence of the low-field dielectric con...

We discovered a method of applying a forward pulsed bias to recover the degraded quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Up to 30.7% of the power conversion efficiency (η) of a degraded poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) based DSSC was recovered by a double-pulse. The recovered η remained higher than that before the double-pulse treatment for at least 28 days. It is deduced that the...

We report on the electrospinning of poly(vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene) [P(VDF-HFP)] nanofibers doped with silver nanoparticles for the preparation of a polymer based nanogenerator (PNG). It has been found that the yield of the piezoelectric phase is increased by the addition of silver nanoparticles. Furthermore, defects in the P(VDF-HFP) electrospun fibers are removed resulting in a ...