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Enhanced β-Phase in Direct Ink Writing PVDF Thin Films by Intercalation of Graphene

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This research work reports on development and characterization of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) thin films by intercalation of graphene during direct ink writing process with auxiliary electric potential (voltage). The effects of graphene additive on the crystallinity and β-phase transformation in PVDF thin films are studied. The results show that small amount of graphene additive in the writing ink promotes the crystalline nucleation, and the micro electric fields among graphene sheets also promote the formation of the folded β-PVDF chains and prevent the spherulite growth. When 0.05 wt% amount of graphene was added in the writing ink, the crystallinity of the thin film was about twice higher than that of the pure PVDF thin film, and the β-phase content in the thin film reached 67.30%. The sensitivity of the PVDF/graphene composite film is also much higher than that of the pure PVDF piezoelectric film.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51102118) and Opening Fund of National Center for International Research on Structural Health Management of Critical Components (KFJJ20-04N).

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    Andong Wang, Caifeng Chen, Linchen Liao & Jilong Qian

  2. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA

    Fuh-Gwo Yuan & Ningyi Zhang

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Wang, A., Chen, C., Liao, L. et al. Enhanced β-Phase in Direct Ink Writing PVDF Thin Films by Intercalation of Graphene. J Inorg Organomet Polym 30, 1497–1502 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-019-01310-0

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