Enhance the Pyroelectricity of Polyvinylidene Fluoride by Graphene-Oxide Doping

The high quality properties and benefits of graphene-oxide have generated an active area of research where many investigations have shown potential applications in various technological fields. This paper proposes a methodology for enhancing the pyro-electricity of PVDF by graphene-oxide doping. Th...

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Main Authors: Yuh-Chung Hu, Wei-Li Hsu, Yi-Ta Wang, Cheng-Tao Ho, Pei-Zen Chang
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Published: MDPI AG 2014-04-01
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author Yuh-Chung Hu
Wei-Li Hsu
Yi-Ta Wang
Cheng-Tao Ho
Pei-Zen Chang
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Wei-Li Hsu
Yi-Ta Wang
Cheng-Tao Ho
Pei-Zen Chang
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description The high quality properties and benefits of graphene-oxide have generated an active area of research where many investigations have shown potential applications in various technological fields. This paper proposes a methodology for enhancing the pyro-electricity of PVDF by graphene-oxide doping. The PVDF film with graphene-oxide is prepared by the sol-gel method. Firstly, PVDF and graphene-oxide powders are dispersed into dimethylformamide as solvent to form a sol solution. Secondly, the sol solution is deposited on a flexible ITO/PET substrate by spin-coating. Thirdly, the particles in the sol solution are polymerized through baking off the solvent to produce a gel in a state of a continuous network of PVDF and graphene-oxide. The final annealing process pyrolyzes the gel and form a β-phase PVDF film with graphene-oxide doping. A complete study on the process of the graphene oxide doping of PVDF is accomplished. Some key points about the process are addressed based on experiments. The solutions to some key issues are found in this work, such as the porosity of film, the annealing temperature limitation by the use of flexible PET substrate, and the concentrations of PVDF and graphene-oxide.
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spelling doaj.art-2509a6e505a54fd28e12ea6f5fe90a592022-12-22T04:28:15ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202014-04-011446877689010.3390/s140406877s140406877Enhance the Pyroelectricity of Polyvinylidene Fluoride by Graphene-Oxide DopingYuh-Chung Hu0Wei-Li Hsu1Yi-Ta Wang2Cheng-Tao Ho3Pei-Zen Chang4Department of Mechanical and Electromechanical Engineering, National ILan University, No. 1, Sec. 1, Shenlung Road, ILan 26041, TaiwanSchool and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, TaiwanDepartment of Mechanical and Electromechanical Engineering, National ILan University, No. 1, Sec. 1, Shenlung Road, ILan 26041, TaiwanInstitute of Applied Mechanics, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, TaiwanInstitute of Applied Mechanics, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, TaiwanThe high quality properties and benefits of graphene-oxide have generated an active area of research where many investigations have shown potential applications in various technological fields. This paper proposes a methodology for enhancing the pyro-electricity of PVDF by graphene-oxide doping. The PVDF film with graphene-oxide is prepared by the sol-gel method. Firstly, PVDF and graphene-oxide powders are dispersed into dimethylformamide as solvent to form a sol solution. Secondly, the sol solution is deposited on a flexible ITO/PET substrate by spin-coating. Thirdly, the particles in the sol solution are polymerized through baking off the solvent to produce a gel in a state of a continuous network of PVDF and graphene-oxide. The final annealing process pyrolyzes the gel and form a β-phase PVDF film with graphene-oxide doping. A complete study on the process of the graphene oxide doping of PVDF is accomplished. Some key points about the process are addressed based on experiments. The solutions to some key issues are found in this work, such as the porosity of film, the annealing temperature limitation by the use of flexible PET substrate, and the concentrations of PVDF and graphene-oxide.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/4/6877flexible electronicsgraphene-oxidePVDFpyroelectricsol-gel
spellingShingle Yuh-Chung Hu
Wei-Li Hsu
Yi-Ta Wang
Cheng-Tao Ho
Pei-Zen Chang
Enhance the Pyroelectricity of Polyvinylidene Fluoride by Graphene-Oxide Doping
Sensors
flexible electronics
graphene-oxide
PVDF
pyroelectric
sol-gel
title Enhance the Pyroelectricity of Polyvinylidene Fluoride by Graphene-Oxide Doping
title_full Enhance the Pyroelectricity of Polyvinylidene Fluoride by Graphene-Oxide Doping
title_fullStr Enhance the Pyroelectricity of Polyvinylidene Fluoride by Graphene-Oxide Doping
title_full_unstemmed Enhance the Pyroelectricity of Polyvinylidene Fluoride by Graphene-Oxide Doping
title_short Enhance the Pyroelectricity of Polyvinylidene Fluoride by Graphene-Oxide Doping
title_sort enhance the pyroelectricity of polyvinylidene fluoride by graphene oxide doping
topic flexible electronics
graphene-oxide
PVDF
pyroelectric
sol-gel
url http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/4/6877
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