Electromechanical and electro-optical functions of plasticized PVC with colossal dielectric constant

Hiromu Sato; Toshihiro Hirai

doi:10.1117/12.2009710

9 April 2013 Electromechanical and electro-optical functions of plasticized PVC with colossal dielectric constant

Hiromu Sato, Toshihiro Hirai

Proceedings Volume 8687, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2013; 868728 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2009710
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A soft dielectric polymer, plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC gel), has been known as a characteristic actuator with electrotactic creep deformation. The deformation can be applied for bending and contraction. The mechanism of the deformation has been attributed to the colossal dielectric constant of the gel induced by dc field. The dielectric constant at 1 Hz, jumps from less than10 to thousand times larger value. The huge dielectric constant suggests the gel can have electro-optic function. In this paper, we introduce the gel can bend light direction by applying a dc electric field. The PVC gel can bend light direction depending on the electric field. Detailed feature of the light bending will be introduced and discussed. Bending angle can be controlled by dielectric plasticizer and electric field. The components of the gel, PVC and plasticizer themselves, did not show any effect of electro-optical function like the PVC gel. The same feature can be observed in other polymer, like poly(vinyl alcohol)-dimethyl sulphoxide gel, too.

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Hiromu Sato and Toshihiro Hirai "Electromechanical and electro-optical functions of plasticized PVC with colossal dielectric constant", Proc. SPIE 8687, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2013, 868728 (9 April 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2009710

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