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AuthorIssa, Ahmed A.
AuthorAl-Maadeed, Mariam A.
AuthorLuyt, Adriaan S.
AuthorPonnamma, Deepalekshmi
AuthorHassan, Mohammad K.
Available date2018-07-04T06:16:24Z
Publication Date2017
Publication NameMDPI
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/c3040030
CitationIssa, A.A.; Al-Maadeed, M.A.; Luyt, A.S.; Ponnamma, D.; Hassan, M.K. Physico-Mechanical, Dielectric, and Piezoelectric Properties of PVDF Electrospun Mats Containing Silver Nanoparticles. C 2017, 3, 30.
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/6792
AbstractPoly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) is a piezoelectric material with outstanding physical and mechanical properties. The piezoelectric properties depend on the β-phase content of this polymer, while the physical and mechanical properties depend on the morphology and degree of crystallinity of the material. Silver has antibacterial effects, and silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) have large surface areas rich in electrons. In this paper, we produced electrospun PVDF fibrous mats that contained different contents of Ag-NPs between 0% and 1.0%. The β-content in PVDF was found to increase by about 8% for Ag-NPs content of 0.4–0.6%. The electrospun fiber mats had a higher β-crystalline content, nano-pores were visible on the fiber surfaces, and the tensile strength and thermal stability were improved. Dielectric analysis indicated weak interfacial adhesion between the PVDF and Ag-NPs. Good piezoelectric response was observed in the electrospun fibers containing 0.4% AgNPs, which shows a good correlation between the β-crystalline phase content of the composites and its energy-harvesting application
Languageen
PublisherC
Subjectpoly(vinylidene fluoride)
electrospinning
silver nanoparticles
crystallinity
chain motion dynamics
piezoelectric properties
TitlePhysico-mechanical, dielectric, and piezoelectric properties of PVDF electrospun mats containing silver nanoparticles.
TypeArticle
Pagination1-16
Issue Number4
Volume Number3
ESSN2311-5629
dc.accessType Open Access


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