Dielectric relaxations in PVDF/BaTiO3 nanocomposites

TitleDielectric relaxations in PVDF/BaTiO3 nanocomposites
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsChanmal, C, Jog, JPrakash
JournalExpress Polymer Letters
Volume2
Issue4
Pagination294-301
Date PublishedAPR
Type of ArticleArticle
ISSN1788-618X
Keywordsdielectric spectroscopy, Interfacial polarization, MWS relaxation, Nanocomposites
Abstract

The present work aims at the study of molecular relaxations in PVDF/BaTiO3 nanocomposites using broadband dielectric spectroscopy. The nanocomposites of PVDF with BaTiO3 ( 10-30% by wt%) are prepared using simple melt mixing method. In dielectric permittivity study, two relaxation processes are identified corresponding to the crystalline, glass transition in the PVDF/BaTiO3 nanocomposites. The peaks shift to higher frequencies as the temperature is increased. Electric modulus formalism is used to analyze the dielectric relaxations to overcome the conductivity effects at low frequencies. In M `' spectra two peaks are observed only at high temperature and low frequency whereas a single relaxation peak appears at low temperatures. The single relaxation peak appearing at low temperatures is the alpha(c) relaxation attributed to crystalline chain relaxation in PVDF and the second relaxation peak which appears only at high temperatures and at a frequency lower than alpha(c) relaxation is identified as MWS relaxation. The temperature dependence of alpha(c) relaxation and MWS relaxation follows Arrhenius type behavior.

DOI10.3144/expresspolymlett.2008.35
Type of Journal (Indian or Foreign)Foreign
Impact Factor (IF)2.56
Divison category: 
Polymer Science & Engineering