Piezoelectricity and viscoelastic crystalline dispersion in highly oriented poly(vinylidene fluoride)

The effects of poling temperature on piezoelectricity and its thermal stability were investigated on the basis of the thermal molecular motion associated with the crystalline region. This was done by using a film of highly oriented poly(vinylidene fluoride) containing form-I crystals. The film was prepared by a zone-drawing apparatus of the forced-quenching type. The piezoelectric stress constant e₃₁ is a monotonically increasing function of the poling temperature which becomes steeper above ca. 320 K and again at ca. 400 K. The degree of orientation of the crystal b axis generated by poling also increases more steeply with poling temperature above ca. 320 K and again at 400 K. These temperatures correspond, respectively, to the crystalline dispersion temperature at 11 Hz, designated as α_c, and the initiation temperature T_pm of large-scale molecular motion corresponding to premelting of form-I crystals. Thus the effect of poling temperature on piezoelectricity closely reflects the moleculer motion in form-I crystals. The annealing temperature T'_a at which e₃₁ decreases to 70% of that of unannealed sample by annealing a poled sample increases with the poling temperature and again this increase is steeper above poling temperatures of ca. 320 K and ca. 400 K. Thus the decay of piezoelectricity depends on both the α_c temperature and T_pm.     

Piezoelectricity in oriented films of poly(γ-benzyl-L-glutamate)

Oriented films of poly(γ-benzyl L -glutamate) (PBLG) were prepared by two methods. Films of PBLG cast from chloroform solutions were elongated by rolling at 70°C. A solution of PBLG in methylene bromide was placed in a magnetic field of about 7000 gauss and the solvent was slowly evaporated for a few days until an oriented film was obtained. The real and imaginary components of the complex piezoelectric strainconstant d₂₅^* = d₂₅′ ? jd₂₅″ were determined over the temperature range from ?180°C to +180°C at a frequency of 20 Hz. The constants showed dispersions at about 20°C and about 100°C, where dynamic viscoelastic dispersions were also observed. Degree of crystallinity X_c and degree of orientation II_a of crystallites were determined from x-ray diffraction diagrams. The product X_cII_α and the value of d₂₅′ at room temperature were found to be linearly related, and both showed a maximum at an elongation ratio of 1.5 (the ratio of the final to initial length) for roll-oriented films and at an initial solution concentration of 15% by weight for magnetically oriented films. The largest values of d₂₅′ were approximately 2 × 10^?12 and 4 × 10^?12 coulomb/newton, respectively, at room temperature.     

Relationship between tribology and optics in thin films of mechanically oriented nanocrystals

Many crystalline dyes, when rubbed unidirectionally with cotton on glass slides, can be organized as thin films of highly aligned nanocrystals. Commonly, the linear birefringence and linear dichroism of these films resemble the optical properties of single crystals, indicating precisely oriented particles. Of 186 colored compounds, 122 showed sharp extinction and 50 were distinctly linearly dichroic. Of the latter 50 compounds, 88% were more optically dense when linearly polarized light was aligned with the rubbing axis. The mechanical properties of crystals that underlie the nonstatistical correlation between tribological processes and the direction of electron oscillations in absorption bands are discussed. The features that give rise to the orientation of dye crystallites naturally extend to colorless molecular crystals.     

聚偏氟乙烯薄膜压电性的研究

本文研究了聚偏氟乙烯的压电性。聚偏氟乙烯薄膜是用DMA溶剂浇铸而成,然后进行单轴拉伸,并采用热驻极的方法使薄膜成极。实验结果表明,压电活性依赖于拉伸比、极化电场、极化温度和极化时间。此外,还研究了聚偏氟乙烯压电薄膜的稳定性和某些使用特性。     

Effect of Passivation on Piezoelectricity of ZnO Nanowire

Surface passivation is one valuable approach to tune the properties of nanomaterials. The piezoelectric properties of hexagonal [001] ZnO nanowires with four kinds of surface passivations were investigated using the first-principles calculations. It is found that in the 50% H(O) and 50% Cl(Zn), 50% H(O) and 50% F(Zn) passivations, the volume and surface effects both enhance the piezoelectric coefficient. This differs from the unpassivated cases where the surface effect was the sole source of piezoelectric enhancement. In the 100% H, 100% Cl passivations, the piezoelectric enhancement is not possible since the surface effect is screened by surface charge with weak polarization. The study reveals that the competition between the volume effect and surface effect influences the identification of the diameter-dependence phenomenon of piezoelectric coefficients for ZnO nanowires in experiments. Moreover, the results suggest that one effective means of improving piezoelectricity of ZnO nanowires is shrinking axial lattice or increasing surface polarization through passivation.     

Piezoelectricity of ZnO Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Method

"ZnO piezoelectric thin films were prepared on crystal substrate Si(111) by sol-gel technology, then characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The ZnO films characterized by X-ray diffraction are highly oriented in (002) direction with the growing of the film thickness. The morphologies, roughness and grain size of ZnO film investigated by AFM show that roughness and grain size of ZnO piezoelectric films decrease with the increase of the film thickness. The roughness dimension is 2.188-0.914 nm. The piezoelectric coeocient d33 was investigated with a piezo-response force microscope (PFM). The results show that the piezoelectric coeocient increases with the increase of thickness and (002) orientation. When the force reference is close to surface roughness of the films, the piezoelectric coefficient measured is inaccurate and fluctuates in a large range, but when the force reference is big, the piezoelectric coeocient d33 changes little and ultimately keeps constant at a low frequency."     

Shape‐Memory PVDF Exhibiting Switchable Piezoelectricity

In this study, a material is designed which combines the properties of shape‐memory and electroactive polymers. This is achieved by covalent cross‐linking of polyvinylidene fluoride. The resulting polymer network exhibits excellent shape‐memory properties with a storable strain of 200%, and fixity as well as recovery values of 100%. Programming upon rolling induces the transformation from the nonelectroactive α‐phase to the piezoelectric β‐phase. The highest β‐phase content is found to be 83% for a programming strain of 200% affording a d₃₃ value of −30 pm V⁻¹. This is in good accordance with literature known values for piezoelectric properties. Thermal triggering this material does not only result in a shape change but also renders the material nonelectroactive.

     

Piezoelectricity in uniaxially stretched and plasticized nylon 11 films

The combined effect of uniaxial stretching and plasticization of nylon 11 films on the resulting piezoelectric response was studied. Three different kinds of samples were studied for nylon 11 α′-form films: (1) uniaxially stretched at 150°C, (2) samples uniaxially stretched at 150°C and then plasticized by immersion in 2-ethyl 1,3-hexanediol, and (3) samples plasticized and then uniaxially stretched. The largest piezoelectric response was obtained from the samples which were plasticized prior to uniaxial stretching under identical poling conditions. For the case of nylon 11 δ′-form films, two different kinds of experiments were performed: (1) samples uniaxially stretched at room temperature were subsequently plasticized by immersion in the plasticizer and a comparison of their piezoelectric response made with that of the unplasticized samples as a function of poling field; (2) the plasticizer content dependence of the piezoelectric response from these samples was studied. In both cases, d₃₁ was observed to be higher for the plasticized films compared with the unplasticized films. The piezoelectric stress constant e₃₁ showed a small decrease with plasticization. X-ray diffraction studies indicated a small conversion of δ′-phase to α′-phase with plasticization. No significant changes were observed in the x-ray diffraction scans taken before and after poling.     

Piezoelectricity and pyroelectricity of polyvinylidene fluoride corona-poled at elevated temperature

X-ray diffraction, thermally stimulated depolarization, and piezoelectric and pyroelectric current measurements have been carried out on biaxially oriented polyvinylidene fluoride film, corona-poled both negatively and positively, at elevated temperature. Larger piezoelectric and pyroelectric coefficients are obtained at lower values of the poling field, when corona charging takes place at elevated temperature rather than room temperature. Negative charging is more effective than positive. The polarization mechanism is dipole alignment, and a conversion of Form-II crystallites to Form I. The large space-charge injected by the corona, and trapped in the material, acts through creation of high internal fields, and shows little, if any, piezoelectric and pyroelectric effects of its own.     

An Insight into Tunable Innate Piezoelectricity of Silk for Green Bioelectronics

Commercially available bioelectronics account for significant percentage of e-waste, especially battery waste, that demand immediate intervention due to rising environmental concerns. Consumers are becoming increasingly aware and cautious of their contribution to carbon footprint on a regular basis. It has become imperative to adopt sustainability in every aspect of production of bioelectronics taking into consideration the growing market for wearable healthcare monitoring system. Green electronics is a relatively new concept gaining tremendous attention within the scientific and industrial community with the ultimate goal of employing organic, biodegradable, and self-sustainable system to replace the conventional inorganic battery-powered electronics. Silk is a green material that has been extensively explored for its use in functional electronics due to its tunable biodegradability and flexibility. Nevertheless, an intriguing property of Silk is its innate piezoelectricity. This review highlights the importance of crystal orientation and structure of Silk Fibroin to display piezoelectric response and documents possible strategies for its enhancement. It also provides insight into the possibility of using piezoelectric Silk as a piezoelectric sensor, actuator, and energy harvester to form self-powered hybrid systems for autonomous bioelectronics     

Electrogenerative-leaching of mechanically activated galena

The electrogenerative-leaching of galena activated mechanically in planetary centrifugal mill were studied. A dual cell system was introduced to investigate the leaching process. The experimental results indicated that the mechanical activation improved the galena’s lattice constant, the lattice distortion and the degree of crystal defect, which resulted a decreasing of initial potential of galena electrode and an increasing of output voltage of the leaching cell.     

压电DNA传感器检测模式对频率漂移的影响

利用分子自组装技术将DNA探针固定在石英金膜表面与生物素标记的靶DNA杂交,再结合经40 nm胶体金标记的亲核素,放大检测频率以提高检测灵敏度。靶DNA质量经胶体金放大后,QCM的频率降达到了86 Hz,其检出限可达10 fmol/L。在其检测过程中,分别考察了裸DNA晶片直接检测和晶片组装在底座中检测两种模式。前者由于杂交液扩散和溶液挥发,易造成频率检测不稳定和失真,后者由于避免了溶液扩散和挥发,能有效提高频率检测的稳定性和准确度。     

A mechanically interlocked bundle

The prototype of an artificial molecular machine consisting of a trisammonium tricationic component interlocked with a tris(crown ether) component to form a molecular bundle with averaged C(3v) symmetry has been designed and synthesized. The system is based on noncovalent interactions, which include 1) N(+)-H...O hydrogen bonds; 2) C-H...O interactions between the CH(2)NH(2) (+)CH(2) protons on three dibenzylammonium-ion-containing arms, which are attached symmetrically to a benzenoid core, and three dibenzo[24]crown-8 macrorings fused onto a triphenylene core; and 3) pi...pi stacking interactions between the aromatic cores. The template-directed synthesis of the mechanically interlocked, triply threaded bundle involves post-assembly covalent modification, that is, the efficient conversion of three azide functions at the ends of the arms of the bound and threaded trication into bulky triazole stoppers, after 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with di-tert-butylacetylenedicarboxylate to the extremely strong 1:1 adduct that is formed in dichloromethane/acetonitrile (3:2), on account of a cluster effect associated with the paucivalent adduct. Evidence for the averaged C(3v) symmetry of the molecular bundle comes from absorption and luminescence data, as well as from electrochemical experiments, (1)H NMR spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. The photophysical properties of the mechanically interlocked bundle are very similar to those of the superbundle that precedes the formation of the bundle in the process of supramolecular assistance to covalent synthesis. Although weak non-nucleophilic bases (e.g., nBu(3)N and iPr(2)NEt) fail to deprotonate the bundle, the strong tBuOK does, as indicated by both luminescence and (1)H NMR spectroscopy. While deprotonation undoubtedly loosens up the interlocked structure of the molecular bundle by replacing relatively strong N(+)-H...O hydrogen bonds by much weaker N-H...O ones, the pi...pi stacking interactions ensure that any structural changes are inconsequential, particularly when the temperature of the solution of the neutral molecular bundle in dichloromethane is cooled down to considerably below room temperature.     

非晶态与晶态的压电热电铁电高聚物

本文综述了晶态与非晶态两类高聚物的压电性,热释电性和铁电性。这些现象近年来研究得愈来愈广泛。文中以聚氯乙烯作为非晶态高聚物的例子;以PVDF及其共聚物,还有尼龙11作为晶态高聚物的例子。按照偶极子模型,高聚物一般假定需具备四个条件,就可显示出较大的压电性,热释电性和铁电性。本文探讨了上述高聚物的结构与性能,这些对识别材料是很重要的。最后,列举了PVDF及其它材料的压电常数,热释电系数和介电常数,以供读者参考。