Strain gradient induced electric polarization in alpha-phase polyvinylidene fluoride films under bending conditions

Sivapalan Baskaran; Xiangtong He; Yu Wang; John Y. Fu

doi:10.1063/1.3673817

Strain gradient induced electric polarization in alpha-phase polyvinylidene fluoride films under bending conditions

Materials Science 2017-04-04 v1

Authors: Sivapalan Baskaran , Xiangtong He , Yu Wang , John Y. Fu

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Abstract

The relationship between the applied elastic strain gradient and the induced electric polarization in the alpha-phase polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) films under bending conditions has been investigated. Our experimental studies have shown that the flexoelectric polarization is linearly proportional to the strain gradient and the corresponding direct flexoelectric response is strong. It is reasonable to believe that the physical mechanisms behind the flexoelectric effects in polymers and solid dielectrics are different.

Keywords

fuzzy black holes BTZ black holes noncommutative geometry scalar fields stripe phases topological obstruction Moyal space

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@article{arxiv.1109.4016,
  title  = {Strain gradient induced electric polarization in alpha-phase polyvinylidene fluoride films under bending conditions},
  author = {Sivapalan Baskaran and Xiangtong He and Yu Wang and John Y. Fu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.4016},
  year   = {2017}
}

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5 pages, 4 figures

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