Piezoelectric and pyroelectric polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) films and coatings are currently being produced on a commercial basis in the United States, Europe, and Japan. PVDF is the resin of choice due to its high polarizability and ease of pro cessing. The resultant electro-activity depends on the orientation of the crystalline and amorphous regions of the polymer film, the amount of crystallinity, and the extent of dipole orientation.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
KYNAR Piezo Film Technical Manual, Pennwalt Corporation, Piezo Film Dept. (1983).
2.
Bloomfield, P.E., R.A. Ferren, P.F. Radice, H. Stefanou and O.S. Sprout.Naval Res. Reviews, 31(5):1 (1978).
3.
Kepler, R.G. and R.A. Anderson.J. Appl. Phys., 49:1232 (1978).
4.
Bloomfield, P.E. and M.A. Marcus.The Applications of Ferroelectric Polymers, Ch. 3. T. T. Wang, J. M. Herbert and A. M. Glass (eds.), Glasgow:Blackie & Son, Ltd. (1988).
5.
Tasaka, S., K. Shiraishi, K. Murakami and S. Miyata.Sen-I Gakkaishi, 39:456 (1983).
6.
Furukawa, T. , M. Date, T. Takamatsu, E. Fukada and T. Goho.KobunshiRonbun, 36:685 (1979).
