Influence of Al Particle Size and Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) Volume Fraction on the Dielectric Properties of PZT-Epoxy-Aluminum Composites

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Banerjee ◽  
K. A. Cook-Chennault
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Dielectric Constants ◽  
Aluminum Composites ◽  
Aluminum Particles ◽  
Volume Fractions ◽  
Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Three Phase

Two-phase PZT-epoxy piezoelectric composites and three phase PZT-epoxy-Al composites were fabricated using a poling voltage of 0.2 kV/mm. The influence of aluminum inclusion size (nano and micron) and (lead zirconate titanate) PZT volume fraction on the dielectric properties of the three phase PZT-epoxy-aluminum composites were experimentally investigated. In general, dielectric and piezoelectric properties of the PZT-epoxy matrix were improved with the addition of aluminum particles. Composites that were comprised of micron scale aluminum inclusions demonstrated higher piezoelectric d33-strain-coefficients, and higher dielectric loss compared to composites that were comprised of nanosize aluminum inclusions. Specifically, composites comprised of micron sized aluminum particles and PZT volume fractions of 20%, 30%, and 40% had dielectric constants equal to 405.7, 661.4, and 727.8 (pC/N), respectively, while composites comprised of nanosize aluminum particles with the same PZT volume fractions, had dielectric constants equal to 233.28, 568.81, and 657.41 (pC/N), respectively. The electromechanical properties of the composites are influenced by several factors: inclusion agglomeration, contact resistance between particles, and air voids. These composites may be useful for several applications: structural health monitoring, energy harvesting, and acoustic liners.

scholarly journals Dielectric properties of composite based on ferroelectric copolymer of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) and ferroelectric ceramics of barium lead zirconate titanate

2017 ◽  
Vol 07 (05) ◽  
pp. 1720003
Author(s):  
A. V. Solnyshkin ◽  
I. L. Kislova ◽  
I. M. Morsakov ◽  
A. N. Belov ◽  
V. I. Shevyakov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Ferroelectric Ceramics ◽  
Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Solvent Cast ◽  
Poly Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Frequency Dependences

A study of dielectric properties of composite films on the base of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) copolymer P(VDF-TrFE) and ferroelectric ceramics of barium lead zirconate titanate (BPZT) solid solution is presented in this work. The composite films containing up to 50 vol.% of BPZT grains with size [Formula: see text]1[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]m were prepared by the solvent cast method. Frequency dependences of real and imaginary components of the complex permittivity were determined. The concentration dependence of the dielectric constant was discussed.

Mechanical energy harvesting using polyurethane/lead zirconate titanate composites

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (9) ◽  
pp. 1171-1182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelkader Rjafallah ◽  
Abdelowahed Hajjaji ◽  
Fouad Belhora ◽  
Daniel Guyomar ◽  
Laurence Seveyrat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Microelectromechanical Systems ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Mechanical Energy ◽  
Mechanical Strain ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Inorganic Materials ◽  
Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Electromechanical Transduction

The microelectromechanical systems invade gradually the market with applications in many sectors of activity. Developing these micro-systems allows deploying wireless sensor networks that are useful to collect, process and transmit information from their environments without human intervention. In order to keep these micro-devices energetically autonomous without using batteries because they have a limited lifespan, an energy harvesting from ambient vibrations using electrostrictive polymers can be used. These polymers present best features against inorganic materials, as flexibility and low cost. The aims of this paper are manifold. First of all, we made elaboration of the polyurethane/lead zirconate titanate films of 100 µm thickness using a lead zirconate titanate–volume fraction of [Formula: see text]%. Therefore, we did an observation of the lead zirconate titanate grains dispersion and the electrical characterization of the polyurethane–50 vol% lead zirconate titanate composites. Finally, a detailed study of the electromechanical transduction, for the polyurethane–50 vol% lead zirconate titanate unpolarized and polarized composites sustained to the sinusoidal mechanical strain with amplitude of 1.5% and at very low frequencies ( f = 2 [Hz] and f = 4 [Hz]) and static electric field ( Edc = 10 [ V/µm]) or without it ( Edc = 0 [ V/µm]) has been presented.

Investigation on the Dielectric Properties of 0–3 Lead Zirconate Titanate-Geopolymer Composites

2013 ◽  
Vol 451 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sampawan Kantakam ◽  
Kedsarin Pimraksa ◽  
Athipong Ngamjarurojana ◽  
Prinya Chindaprasirt ◽  
Arnon Chaipanich
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Geopolymer Composites
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