Characterization of single polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanofiber for flow sensing applications

D. Sengupta; A. G. P. Kottapalli; S. H. Chen; J. M. Miao; C. Y. Kwok; M. S. Triantafyllou; M. E. Warkiani; M. Asadnia

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Characterization of single polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanofiber for flow sensing applications

D. Sengupta, A. G. P. Kottapalli, S. H. Chen, J. M. Miao, C. Y. Kwok, M. S. Triantafyllou, M. E. Warkiani, M. Asadnia

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The use of Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) based piezoelectric nanofibers for sensing and actuation has been reported widely in the past. However, in most cases, PVDF piezoelectric nanofiber mats have been used for sensing applications. This work fundamentally characterizes a single electrospun PVDF nanofiber and demonstrates its application as a sensing element for nanoelectromechanical sensors (NEMS). PVDF nanofiber mats were spun by far field electrospinning (FFES) process and complete material characterization was conducted by means of scanning electron microscope (SEM) imaging, Raman Spectroscopy and FTIR spectroscopy. An optimized recipe was developed for spinning a single suspended nanofiber on a specially designed MEMS substrate which allows the nano-mechanical and electrical characterization of a single PVDF nanofiber. Electrical characterization is conducted using a single suspended nanofiber to determine the piezoelectric coefficient (d₃₃) of the nanofiber to be -58.77 pm/V. Also the mechanical characterization conducted using a nanoindenter revealed a Young's Modulus and hardness of 2.2 GPa and 0.1 GPa respectively. Finally, an application that utilizes the single PVDF nanofiber as a sensing element to form a NEMS flow sensor is demonstrated. The single nanofiber flow sensor is tested in presence of various oscillatory flow conditions.

Original language	English
Article number	105205
Pages (from-to)	1-7
Number of pages	7
Journal	AIP Advances
Volume	7
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4994968
Publication status	Published - Oct 2017

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