Photoconductive Piezoelectric Polymer Made From a Composite of P(VDF-TrFE) and TiOPc
Journal
Ferroelectrics
Journal Volume
446
Journal Issue
1
Pages
9-17
Date Issued
2013
Author(s)
Chang, Wen-Chi
Wang, An-Bang
Lee, Chih-Kung
Chen, Han-Lung
Ko, Wen-Ching
Abstract
In recent years, ferroelectric photovoltaics have been widely studied. In this paper, we propose a new photoconductive piezoelectric polymer using a composite of poly[vinylidenefluoride-co-trifluoroethylene] (P(VDF-TrFE)) and titanyl phthalocyanine (TiOPc). This novel composite material has excellent piezoelectric efficiency as well as excellent photoconductivity with visible light. The addition of TiOPc particles to P(VDF-TrFE) extends the light absorbance band to the visible light region. In addition, a photosensitive piezoelectric sensor was also created using a composite P(VDF-TrFE) and TiOPc thin film. From our results, we can adopt our composite material of P(VDF-TrFE) and TiOPc for applications such as particle manipulation in microfluidic biochips. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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Other Subjects
Micro fluidic biochips; Particle manipulation; Photo-sensitive piezoelectric; Piezoelectric efficiencies; Piezoelectric polymers; PVDF-TrFE; TiOPc; Titanyl phthalocyanines; Bioassay; Biochips; Composite materials; Dielectric materials; Photoconductivity; Photosensitivity; Piezoelectricity
Type
journal article