Title :
Pressure induced piezoelectric β-phase crystallization in screen printed polymer thick films
Author :
Arshak, K. ; Ryan, C. ; Campion, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Eng., Limerick Univ., Ireland
Abstract :
In this work, a novel method of producing thick film piezoelectric polymer film has been used based on the use of pressure during crystallisation. This method induces the desired piezoelectric β-phase in Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF). The screen printing technique was used to fabricate the films on 96% alumina substrates. Various characteristics have been studied, including the thermal and structural properties of the polymeric films.
Keywords :
crystallisation; high-pressure effects; piezoelectric materials; polymer films; thick films; Al2O3; alumina substrate; polymer thick film; polyvinylidene fluoride; pressure induced piezoelectric β-phase crystallization; screen printing; structural properties; thermal properties; Ceramics; Conducting materials; Crystallization; Dielectric substrates; Electrodes; Piezoelectric films; Polymer films; Temperature; Thick film sensors; Thick films;
Conference_Titel :
Electrets, 2002. ISE 11. Proceedings. 11th International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7560-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISE.2002.1043029
