Print Email Facebook Twitter Fabrication of piezoelectric composites using high-temperature dielectrophoresis Title Fabrication of piezoelectric composites using high-temperature dielectrophoresis Author Khaliq, J. (TU Delft Novel Aerospace Materials; University of Northumbria) Hoeks, Theo (SABIC Corporate Research and Development) Groen, W.A. (TU Delft Aerospace Structures & Materials; TNO) Department Aerospace Structures & Materials Date 2019 Abstract In this paper, we present a method to create a highly sensitive piezoelectric quasi 1–3 composite using a thermoplastic material filled with a piezoelectric powder. An up-scalable high-temperature dielectrophoresis (DEP) process is used to manufacture the quasi 1–3 piezoelectric polymer-ceramic composites. For this work, thermoplastic cyclic butylene terephthalate (CBT) is used as a polymer matrix and PZT (lead zirconium titanate) ceramic powder is chosen as the piezoelectric active filler material. At high temperatures, the polymer is melted to provide a liquid medium to align the piezoelectric particles using the DEP process inside the molten matrix. The resulting distribution of aligned particles is frozen upon cooling the composite down to room temperature in as little as 10 min. A maximum piezoelectric voltage sensitivity (g33) value of 54 ± 4 mV·m/N is reported for the composite with 10 vol% PZT, which is twice the value calculated for PZT based ceramics. Subject High-temperature dielectrophoresisPiezoelectricSensorsThermoplastic composites To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:4f4b8c49-56dc-4f7b-b874-e347626acb2b DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp3030077 Source Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 3 (3) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2019 J. Khaliq, Theo Hoeks, W.A. Groen Files PDF jmmp_03_00077_v2.pdf 30.87 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:4f4b8c49-56dc-4f7b-b874-e347626acb2b/datastream/OBJ/view