51. Thermally stimulated discharge current (TSDC) characteristics in β-phase PVDF-BaTiO nanocomposites.
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Gaur, M., Singh, Pramod, Ali, Asif, and Singh, Rekha
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THERMALLY stimulated currents , *POLYVINYLIDENE fluoride , *NANOCOMPOSITE materials , *TITANIUM dioxide nanoparticles , *CRYSTAL morphology , *MELTING points - Abstract
β-phase polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-BaTiO nanocomposite samples have been prepared by solution mixing method. XRD data represent that the crystallinity of PVDF decreases with increase in loading level of BaTiO nanoparticles. DSC curve represents that the melting point of PVDF is lightly affected by loading concentration of BaTiO. The morphology and microstructure of PVDF and PVDF embedded by BaTiO nanofillers were investigated by using inverted contrast microscopy (ICM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). FTIR interferrometry is proven that PVDF and BaTiO are not chemically interacting; therefore, interaction of BaTiO is van der Waals type of interaction. The thermally stimulated discharge current (TSDC) of PVDF and PVDF-BaTiO nanocomposites sample was characterized by single peak. The observed TSDC peak is discussed on the basis of dipolar and interfacial polarization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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