Enhancing the piezoelectric performance of PVDF-TrFE thin films using zinc oxide nanoparticles

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8345, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Dodds, John S ^a   Meyers, Frederick N ^b   Loh, Kenneth J ^a  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferroelectric hysteresis; Nanocomposite; Piezoelectric; PVDF; Sensing; Zinc oxide nanoparticle

Indexed keywords

FERROELECTRIC HYSTERESIS; PIEZOELECTRIC; PVDF; SENSING; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FERROELECTRIC FILMS; FERROELECTRICITY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; IMPACT TESTING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SENSORS; ZINC OXIDE;

PIEZOELECTRICITY;

EID: 84861139660     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.915072     Document Type: Conference Paper

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