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Study on electromechanical characterization of piezoelectric polymer PVDF in low-frequency band

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Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), a piezoelectric polymer material, is well known as one of the best smart materials to be used for tactile sensors in robots for its good performance. It has been used in many applications including sensors, actuators and surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices. This paper presents an experimental setup and experimental procedures for studying the electromechanical characterization of piezoelectric polymer films, by which the electromechanical characterization of the PVDF films under quasi-static loads and dynamic loads in a wide range of frequency can be researched. Through quasi-static tests, the stress–strain relationships of PVDF films in different directions were obtained. Furthermore, the viscoelastic and piezoelectric properties of PVDF films were analyzed based on the measurement results of dynamic tests under low frequency from 5 Hz to 200 Hz, and some suggestions of the applications of PVDF piezoelectric films in robot tactile sensor are presented.

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    Chang’an Di, Songsong Xue & Junjie Tong

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    Xiaoqin Shi

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Di, C., Xue, S., Tong, J. et al. Study on electromechanical characterization of piezoelectric polymer PVDF in low-frequency band. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 25, 4735–4742 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-014-2225-3

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