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Performance enhancements in poly(vinylidene fluoride)-based piezoelectric films prepared by the extrusion-casting process

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The extrusion-casting process can realize large-area and continuous preparation of polymer-based films. In this paper, five different types of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-based piezoelectric films: PVDF, PVDF/PZT, PVDF/PZT@105, PVDF/PZT/BNNS and PVDF/PZT@105/BNNS were prepared by the extrusion-casting process. The mechanical, dielectric, thermal conductivity and piezoelectric properties were studied. It is found that PZT particles can well improve the dielectric performance and also the mechanical stability under variable temperature conditions. PZT powders modified by titanate coupling reagent (UP-105) can further improve the performance of the PVDF/PZT@105 films by improving the combination and dispersion of organic and inorganic phases. The addition of boron nitride nanosheets (BNNS) can improve the thermal conductivity of the films and the breakdown strength. The piezoelectric coefficient (d33) of PVDF/PZT@105/BNNS composite film can reach 21pC/N, compared with the neat PVDF film (4pC/N) and PZT/PVDF (9pC/N) film realizing great improvement.

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This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2019-YB-005) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51472189).

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Zhang, C., Wei, W., Sun, H. et al. Performance enhancements in poly(vinylidene fluoride)-based piezoelectric films prepared by the extrusion-casting process. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 21837–21847 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-06416-1

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