Lead zirconate titanate/polyurethane (PZT/PU) composite for acoustic emission sensors

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2001-01-01

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Sakamoto, W. K. [UNESP]
Marin-Franch, P. [UNESP]
Tunnicliffe, D. [UNESP]
Das-Gupta, D. K. [UNESP]

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Piezoelectric composite, made from ferroelectric ceramic lead zirconate titanate (PZT) and vegetable based polyurethane (PU) polymer, was doped with a semiconductor filler, graphite. The resulting composite (PZT/C/PU) with 49/1/50- vol. % composition could be poled at lower field and shorter time due to the increased conductivity of the polymer phase following the introduction of graphite. The PZT/C/PU composite showed higher pyroelectric coefficient in comparison with the undoped PZT/PU composite with 50/50-vol. % composition. Also, the PZT/C/PU composite has shown the ability to detect both extensional and flexural modes of simulated acoustic emission (AE) at a distance up to 8.0 m from the source, thus indicating that it may be used for detection of structural damages.

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Acoustic emissions, Composite materials, Electric conductivity, Ferroelectric ceramics, Graphite, Polyurethanes, Semiconductor doping, Sensors, Pyroelectric coefficients, Piezoelectric materials

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Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP), Annual Report, p. 20-23.