Investigations on Piezoelectric, Dielectric and Mechanical Properties of PVDF/PVC/GO Nanocomposites

Abstract

In this study, the hardness of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), PVC and PVDF/PVC/GO (2.0 wt%) was estimated using piezoelectric and dielectric properties. The structure morphology was analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). With the help of the solution casting technique, GO nanofiller were incorporated into PVDF/PVC matrix to prepare nanocomposites. In the case of PVDF/PVC/GO nanocomposites (2.0 wt%), the d33 coefficient is comparatively higher. PVDF have lower dielectric constant, however, may be due to interfacial polarization occurring at the spherulites and at the polymer/filler interfaces. The achieved lower loss tangent (tanδ) for PVDF compared to PVDF/PVC and PVDF/PVC/GO (2.0 wt%) nanocomposites is attributed to PVDF highly insulating nature. The PVDF/PVC/GO (2.0 wt%) nanocomposite exhibited a d33 value of ∼26 pm V−1, which was significantly higher than pure PVDF and PVDF/PVC.