Regular Article

Improvement of the piezoelectric, thermal, structural properties of PMMA/PVdF-HFP blend composite films using PZT

¹ REMTEX Laboratory, Higher School of Textile and Clothing Industries (ESITH), Casablanca, Morocco
² Laboratory of Physics of Condensed Matter (LPMC), Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik, Hassan II Univesity, Casablanca, Morocco
³ Nanotechnologies and Nanosystems Laboratory, LN2, CNRS, University of Sherbrooke, 3IT (Interdisciplinary Institute of Technological Innovation), Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
⁴ Institut Interdisciplinaire d′Innovation Technologique (3IT), Université de Sherbrooke, 3000 Boulevard Université, Sherbrooke, J1K OA5 Quebec, Canada
⁵ LAS Laboratory of Setif, Mohamed el Bachir el Ibrahimi BBA University, Algeria
⁶ Materials Science and Nano-engineering Department, Mohammed 6 Polytechnic University, Lot 660 – Hay Moulay Rachid, 43150 Benguerir, Morocco

^* e-mail: salsabil.labihi@gmail.com

Received: 31 March 2022
Received in final form: 29 September 2022
Accepted: 7 October 2022
Published online: 10 January 2023

Abstract

Energy harvesting is the most efficient way to meet energy demand while also supplying renewable energy sources from the environment. This technology consists of recovering of electrical energy from lost energy sources, which are available everywhere, including heat, fluids, vibrations, etc. In particular, energy harvesting via piezoelectric materials, which can convert the energy of vibrations and mechanical deformations into electrical energy, has been the subject in the last decade. This energy is used in a variety of applications, including energy collectors, sensors, and actuators, among others. This study concerns the improvement and enhancement of the properties of Poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). Synthesized PMMA was blended with Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVdF-HFP), and Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) nanoparticles at various composition ratios using solvent casting technique in Tetrahydrofuran (THF). Improvement of properties has confirmed by POM, SEM, FTIR, XRD, TGA, DSC, and tensile testing.