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Flexible Piezoelectric Crystals?

10/26/2009 10:04 AM

Is there any piezoelectric crystal that is flexible like rubber in the market in India, so that ovijay saradhine can buy.

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Re: Flexible Piezoelectric Crystals?

10/26/2009 10:27 AM

There is a plastic film made from polyvinylidene fluoride.

It has piezoelectric properties. The name escapes me at the moment. Google piezoelectric film and you should find it.

The manufacturer used to send experimentation kits to engineers for experimentation. That was 10 years ago.

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10/27/2009 1:55 PM

That is the best-known film, and reasonably cost-effective. Not all PVF film is piezoelectric, however. The film must be "poled". Oriented and poled film will give the highest piezo-electric effect, but is usually somewhat more rigid than unoriented poled film.

It will withstand reasonably high temperatures (I'm not sure where it depoles, however). But don''t overheat it, as the fumes are highly toxic (including HF).

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Re: Flexible Piezoelectric Crystals?

10/27/2009 7:21 PM

Correct. PVDF has many uses aside from piezoelectric films.

The OP didn't share his intended use. He hasn't been back.

Cheers.

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Re: Flexible Piezoelectric Crystals?

10/27/2009 6:52 AM

Probably 25 years I was playing with some stuff called Kynar film that was piezoelectric and also pyroelectric. It may be the same chemical as previous entry.

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