This study was conducted to investigate electrically excited oscillation and crystalline structure of nanoclay/poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) composite films. First, nanoclay/PVDF composite films are fabricated by solvent casting. Second, their PVDF crystalline structure and nanoclay orientation are analyzed using x-ray diffraction. The impedance characteristics of films are then measured. Third, the oscillation excited from films as a result of applied voltage is measured. Thereby, we confirmed the presence of unoriented β-phase PVDF crystals and exfoliated-type nanoclay structure in a composite film. The output oscillation showed monotonic component corresponding to the input sinusoidal voltage at a high frequency range, although its amplitude is low.
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