A review of piezoelectric polymers as functional materials for electromechanical transducers

• Published in: Smart materials and structures Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 33001 - 33026
• Main Authors: Ramadan, Khaled S, Sameoto, D, Evoy, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.03.2014; Institute of Physics
• Subjects: Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties; Dielectrics, piezoelectrics, and ferroelectrics and their properties; Exact sciences and technology; General equipment and techniques; Instruments, apparatus, components and techniques common to several branches of physics and astronomy; Mechanical instruments, equipment and techniques; Micromechanical devices and systems; Physics; piezocomposites; Piezoelectricity and electromechanical effects; piezopolymers; Transducers; voided charged polymers; Filled polymers; Poling; Energy recovery; Semicrystalline polymer; Electromechanical coupling; Vibrations; Composite materials; Piezoelectric materials; Glassy polymer; Piezoelectric transducers; Tactile sensors; Analytical method; Piezoelectricity; Polymers; Microelectromechanical device; Microfluidics

Polymer based MEMS and microfluidic devices have the advantages of mechanical flexibility, lower fabrication cost and faster processing over silicon based ones. Also, many polymer materials are considered biocompatible and can be used in biological applications. A valuable class of polymers for micr...