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Effect of the ceramic grain size and concentration on the dynamical mechanical and dielectric behavior of poly(vinilidene fluoride)/Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3 composites

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In this work, poly(vinilidene fluoride)/Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3([PVDF]1−x /[PZT] x ) composites of volumetric fractions x and (0–3) type connectivity were prepared in the form of thin films. PZT powder of crystallite size of 0.84, 1.68, and 2.35 μm in different amounts of PZT (10, 20, 30, and 40%) was mixed with the polymeric matrix. The crystalline phase of the polymeric matrix was the nonpolar α-phase and the polar β-phase.

Dielectric and dynamic mechanical (DMA) measurements were performed to these composites in order to evaluate the influence of particle size and the amount of PZT filler with respect to the PVDF matrix. The inclusion of ceramic particles in the PVDF polymer matrix increases the complex dielectric constant and dynamical mechanical response of the composites. A similar behavior is observed for the α- or β-phase of the polymeric matrix indicating that the PVDF polymer matrix is not particularly relevant for the composite behavior. On the other hand, ceramic size and especially content play the major role in the increase of the dielectric response and the room temperature storage modulus. In particular, the storage modulus increases with increasing PZT concentration, but this increase is more pronounced, in terms of maximum value, for the sample with 2.35 μm particle size; DMA reveals two main relaxations in the analyzed samples. A low-temperature process maximum at ca. −40°C, usually labeled by β or α a associated to the T g of the polymer and the α-relaxation at temperatures above 30°C. The β-relaxation is also observed in the dielectric measurements.

The models used to asses the dielectric behavior of the samples with increasing PZT concentration indicate that the particle–matrix interaction plays a relevant role, as well as the particle asymmetry and relative orientation, being the Yamada model the most appropriate to describe the composite behavior.

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    S. Firmino Mendes, C. M. Costa, V. Sencadas, J. Serrado Nunes, P. Costa & S. Lanceros-Méndez

  2. CeNTI—Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials, Rua Fernando Mesquita 2785, 4760-034, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal

    C. M. Costa

  3. Department of Materials Engineering, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, C.P. 676, 13.565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brasil

    R. Gregorio Jr.

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Firmino Mendes, S., Costa, C.M., Sencadas, V. et al. Effect of the ceramic grain size and concentration on the dynamical mechanical and dielectric behavior of poly(vinilidene fluoride)/Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3 composites. Appl. Phys. A 96, 899–908 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-009-5141-2

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