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High Frequency Length Mode PVDF Behavior over Temperature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Mitch Thompson
Affiliation:
Mitch.Thompson@meas-spec.com, Measurement Specialties, Inc, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States
Minoru Toda
Affiliation:
minoru.toda@meas-spec.com, Measurement Specialties, Inc, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States
Melina Ciccarone
Affiliation:
mciccar@vt.edu, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Vermont, United States
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Abstract

In an extension of earlier work, the temperature dependent parameters of PVDF operating in the length mode have been measured at frequencies useful in air ultrasound (20kHz to 100kHz) over a -45°C to +65°C temperature range. The length mode resonance of PVDF strips of different lengths was excited by mechanically clamping samples at the mid point during dielectric impedance testing conducted in a desiccated thermal chamber. Material properties were extracted from the impedance magnitude and phase angle data at temperature, and the various sample lengths allowed a range of resonant frequencies to be studied. Overall results generally confirm the visco-elastic behavior of PVDF. Testing was conducted on samples with both thin sputtered metal electrodes (∼60nm) and thicker elastomeric silver ink electrodes (∼8μm) to assess the performance difference. Silver ink is preferred in production as sputtered metal has current density an other limitations, but it causes a serious loss in performance at high frequencies.

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