摘要:
Cooling devices (i.e., refrigerators or heat pumps) based on polymers which exhibit a temperature change upon application or removal of an electrical field or voltage, (e.g., fluoropolymers or crosslinked fluoropolymers that exhibit electrocaloric effect).
摘要:
Cooling devices (i.e., a heat exchanger) based on polymers which exhibits a temperature change upon application or removal of an electrical field or voltage are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for cooling using such polymers.
摘要:
An improved charge or energy storage device having a dielectric charge or energy storage layer including: (i) a copolymer or terpolymer selected from P(VDF-CTFE), P(VDF-CFE), P(VDF-HFP), P(VDF-CDFE), P(VDF-TrFE-CTFE), P(VDF-TrFE-CFE), P(VDF-TrFE-HFP), P(VDF-TrFE-CDFE), P(VDF-TFE-CTFE), P(VDF-TFE-CFE), P(VDF-TFE-HFP), and P(VDF-TFE-CDFE); or (ii) a polymer blend of PVDF homopolymer with a copolymer selected from P(VDF-CTFE); P(VDF-CFE); P(VDF-HFP); and P(VDF-CDFE); or (iii) a polymer blend of a PVDF homopolymer with a terpolymer selected from P(VDF-TrFE-CTFE); P(VDF-TrFE-CFE); P(VDF-TrFE-HFP); P(VDF-TrFE-CDFE); P(VDF-TFE-CTFE); P(VDF-TFE-CFE); P(VDF-TFE-HFP); and P(VDF-TFE-CDFE); or (iv) a polymer blend of copolymer selected from P(VDF-CTFE); P(VDF-CFE); P(VDF-HFP); and P(VDF-CDFE); with a terpolymer selected from P(VDF-TrFE-CTFE); P(VDF-TrFE-CFE); P(VDF-TrFE-HFP); P(VDF-TrFE-CDFE); P(VDF-TFE-CTFE); P(VDF-TFE-CFE); P(VDF-TFE-HFP); and P(VDF-TFE-CDFE).
摘要:
A polymer bulk acoustic resonator that includes an active semiconductor layer, a first thin film electrode layer applied to the semiconductor layer, a thin film electro-active polymer layer applied to the first thin film electrode layer; and a second thin film electrode layer applied to the thin film electro-active polymer layer.
摘要:
There are disclosed new composite materials having improved electric field induced strain levels, improved electric constants, and having advantageous mechanical properties for use in electrical devices.
摘要:
There are disclosed new polymer materials having improved electric field induced strain levels, dielectric constants, and elastic energy densities for use in electromechanical and dielectric applications. Methods of manufacture of new polymer materials are also disclosed.
摘要:
Polymer blends having improved electromechanical responses and mechanical properties for use in electromechanical application are disclosed. In particular, polymer blend including at least one electrostrictive terpolymer, e.g., poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene-chlorofluoroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE-CFE)) or a derivative thereof, and at least one fluoropolymer, e.g., PVDF or derivative thereof such as PVD-TrFE are disclosed. The polymer blends advantageously have a transverse strain, i.e., a strain perpendicular to the applied electric field direction, that is about 1.5% or higher (as measured at 100 MV/m) while also having an elastic modulus of no less than about 400 MPa (as measured at 30° C. and 1 Hz by dynamic mechanical analyzer).
摘要:
A multilayer film useful for capacitive applications comprises a high energy density layer and a dielectric blocking layer. In some embodiments, a conducting film is located between the high energy density layer and the blocking layer. The high energy density layer may be a fluoropolymer, such as a polymer or copolymer of poly-1,1-difluoroethene or a derivative thereof. The multilayer film may have high energy density (for example,. >8 J/cm3) and low dielectric loss, for example less than 2%, and preferably less than 1%.
摘要翻译:用于电容应用的多层膜包括高能量密度层和介电阻挡层。 在一些实施例中,导电膜位于高能量密度层和阻挡层之间。 高能量密度层可以是含氟聚合物,例如聚-1,1-二氟乙烯的聚合物或共聚物或其衍生物。 多层膜可以具有高能量密度(例如> 8J / cm 3)和低介电损耗,例如小于2%,优选小于1%。
摘要:
An adaptive lens comprises an actuator and a lens, the lens being mechanically coupled to the actuator so that energization of the actuator adjusts a focal point of the lens. The actuator may comprise a multilayer stack of electromechanical polymer (EMP) layers, having electrodes configured to apply an electric field across each EMP layer. The actuator may be operable to move and/or deform a lens, so as to adjust the focus properties of the lens. In some examples, the actuator has an annular shape, supporting a lens within the inner radius of the annulus. The lens position may be adjusted in an axial direction. In other examples, the actuator may be mechanically coupled a surface of a deformable lens, either directly or through another element of a lens structure. A strain applied to the lens modifies a curved surface of the lens, hence modifying the focal length of the lens.
摘要:
A polymer bulk acoustic resonator that includes an active semiconductor layer, a first thin film electrode layer applied to the semiconductor layer, a thin film electro-active polymer layer applied to the first thin film electrode layer; and a second thin film electrode layer applied to the thin film electro-active polymer layer.