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Influence of particle size reduction in ball milled rutile TiO2 on the properties of PVDF-HFP/ TiO2 nanocomposite films as dielectric layers for electro adhesive load bearing applications

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Nanocrystalline TiO2particles were prepared by ball milling and effect of milling time on the crystalline size and phase transformation were studied. PVDF-HFP/TiO2 composite films with the milled TiO2 particles were prepared by doctor blade technique. The prepared samples were characterized by XRD, SEM and FTIR spectra. The change in dielectric constant with respect to frequency is studied for the PVDF-HFP/TiO2 composite films. Milling time was determined to influence the dielectric parameters. Electroadhesive films were prepared using these films as dielectric layers and their ability to polarize different materials has been analyzed. Electrostatic clutches were prepared using the PVDF-HFP/TiO2 composite films as dielectric medium sandwiched between a pair of conducting fabric electrodes. These lightweight clutches were tested for their load bearing capacity.The effect of increase in milling time on the structural and morphological parameters of the composite films and hence the dielectric constant influences the load bearing capacity of the prepared electro adhesive clutches. Also, the input voltage and source type were found to impact the load bearing property of the electroadhesive clutch.

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  1. Centre for Nanosciences and Genomics, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641 114, India

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    R. Ranjithkumar, B. Vidhya, Rajesh Swaminathan & Sakunthala Ayyasamy

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    Raju Nandhakumar

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Rosario, J.D., Ranjithkumar, R., Vidhya, B. et al. Influence of particle size reduction in ball milled rutile TiO2 on the properties of PVDF-HFP/ TiO2 nanocomposite films as dielectric layers for electro adhesive load bearing applications. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 25976–25990 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09288-1

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