ISSN:
1573-4803
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract Photoferroelectric barium titanate (BaTiO3)-polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) composite films in the ratio 70∶30 are found to possess good photosensitivity in the visible region of the spectrum. Results on investigations of charge generation, trapping, recombination, discharge and retention properties of the composite film are presented in this paper. Photoinduced polarization is obtained in a BaTiO3-PVDF composite film by the simultaneous application of a d.c. field and illumination from an argon-ion laser or by white light. The dark (photo) polarization and the dark (photo) depolarization current decay characteristics of the polarized films have been studied under different experimental conditions. The studies show that the composite film retains good polarization for a fairly long time in the dark condition, and the magnitude of the depolarization current is comparable with that of BaTiO3 single crystal. Under illumination, the decay is fast enough to make use of the film for electro-photographic applications.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00545553
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