Journal
INTEGRATED FERROELECTRICS
Volume 158, Issue 1, Pages 98-107Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10584587.2014.957559
Keywords
polymer composite; multi-walled carbon nanotubes; Pyroelectric detectors
Funding
- NSF-EPSCoR [EPS-1158862]
- DHS [2010-ST-062-000034]
- NSF-APEX [1238192]
- Evans-Allen grant
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The biocompatible and flexible polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) has a number of interesting pyroelectric and piezoelectric properties with fast, dynamic response for use in touch/tactile sensors, infrared detectors and thermal vidicon/imaging devices. Pyroelectric multi-walled carbon nano-tubes:polyvinylidene fluoride nano-composite films were fabricated via the solution casting technique. The dielectric, pyroelectric and piezoelectric characteristics of composite films were measured. Using foregoing parameters, figures-of-merit for infrared detectors, and thermal-vidicons were calculated. The results indicated figures-of-merit of the composite film that were higher than pristine polyvinylidene fluoride film. The potential applications of composite films in medical devices are also discussed.
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