01629nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245010900055210006900164260010600233300001400339490000800353520069400361653002401055653002801079653000901107653003401116100002001150700002001170700002001190700002401210700002901234856012401263       2011                        eng d  a0038-109800aStrong electric field modulation of transport in PVDF/MWCNT nanocomposite near the percolation threshold0 aStrong electric field modulation of transport in PVDFMWCNT nanoc  aTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLANDbPERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTDcNOV  a1612-16150 v1513 a<p>A nanocomposite comprising of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) embedded in ferroelectric Poly(vinylidene fluoride) PVDF polymer matrix is examined for electric field induced transport modulation. The pulsed laser deposition (PLD) grown thin films of the nanocomposite with different MWCNT content were characterized. When used as a channel layer in a field effect transistor configuration, a strong electric field modulation of the transport was realized just below the percolation threshold. We believe that this nanocomposite non-percolating channel concept can provide several opportunities for FET devices for organic electronics. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>10aField effect device10apulsed laser deposition10aPVDF10aScanning tunneling microscopy1 aChanmal, Chetan1 aDeo, Meenal, S.1 aRana, Abhimanyu1 aJog, Jyoti, Prakash1 aOgale, Satishchandra, B.  uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/strong-electric-field-modulation-transport-pvdfmwcnt-nanocomposite-near-percolation-002475nas a2200277   4500008004100000022001400041245012400055210006900179260000800248300001100256490000800267520158800275653001101863653002001874653001401894653001501908653001801923653000901941100001501950700001601965700001701981700002201998700003102020700002102051856012502072       2020                        eng d  a0925-838800aPVDF/BaTiO3 films with nanocellulose impregnation: investigation of structural, morphological and mechanical properties0 aPVDFBaTiO3 films with nanocellulose impregnation investigation o  cMAY  a1537010 v8233 a<p>Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) composite films have witnessed widespread applications in biomedical and flexible electronic devices in recent years. These applications require a material that has enhanced electrical properties, mechanical flexibility along with sufficient strength. A lot of research has been carried out to enhance the piezoelectric and dielectric properties of the PVDF composite films. However, the improvements in the mechanical properties of nano filler reinforced PVDF composite films has not received due attention. In this regard, the present work focuses towards enhancing the mechanical strength and load-bearing capability of PVDF, by preparing composites of PVDF films impregnated with Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNC) and Barium Titanate (BTO) nanoparticles. Solution casting method was adapted to fabricate the PVDF/BTO/CNC films. X-ray diffractograms and FTIR (Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy) corroborate the presence of ferroelectric gamma phase in PVDF. Mechanical and viscoelastic measurements have been carried out to examine the influence of CNC and BTO nano fillers in the PVDF matrix. The addition of CNC and BTO in PVDF film has improved the mechanical strength significantly. The stress achieved for PVDF/5% BTO and PVDF/5% BTO with 0.9% of CNC at 5% strain was 17% and 130% higher than the pristine PVDF, respectively. This study can be helpful for the design engineers to meet custom/specific requirements for a myriad of end- user applications such as piezoelectric nanogenerators. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>
10aBaTiO310aComposite films10aMechanics10aMorphology10aNanocellulose10aPVDF1 aRam, Farsa1 aKaviraj, P.1 aPramanik, R.1 aKrishnan, Amrutha1 aShanmuganathan, Kadhiravan1 aArockiarajan, A.  uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/pvdfbatio3-films-nanocellulose-impregnation-investigation-structural-morphological-and