Effect of nano-sized poly(butyl acrylate) layer grafted from graphene oxide sheets on the compatibility and beta-phase development of poly(vinylidene fluoride) and their vibration sensing performance

Mrlík, Miroslav; Ilčíková, Markéta; Osička, Josef; Kutálková, Erika

dc.title	Effect of nano-sized poly(butyl acrylate) layer grafted from graphene oxide sheets on the compatibility and beta-phase development of poly(vinylidene fluoride) and their vibration sensing performance	en
dc.contributor.author	Mrlík, Miroslav
dc.contributor.author	Ilčíková, Markéta
dc.contributor.author	Osička, Josef
dc.contributor.author	Kutálková, Erika
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Molecular Sciences
dc.identifier.issn	1661-6596 Scopus Sources, Sherpa/RoMEO, JCR
dc.identifier.issn	1422-0067 Scopus Sources, Sherpa/RoMEO, JCR
dc.date.issued	2022-05-21
utb.relation.volume	23
utb.relation.issue	10
dc.citation.spage	5777
dc.type	article
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	MDPI
dc.identifier.doi	10.3390/ijms23105777
dc.relation.uri	https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/10/5777
dc.subject	SI-ATRP	en
dc.subject	graphene oxide	en
dc.subject	poly(vinylidene fluoride)	en
dc.subject	dielectric properties	en
dc.subject	compatibility	en
dc.subject	vibration sensing	en
dc.subject	d(33)	en
dc.description.abstract	In this work, graphene oxide (GO) particles were modified with a nano-sized poly(butyl acrylate) (PBA) layer to improve the hydrophobicity of the GO and improve compatibility with PVDF. The improved hydrophobicity was elucidated using contact angle investigations, and exhibit nearly 0 degrees for neat GO and 102 degrees for GO-PBA. Then, the neat GO and GO-PBA particles were mixed with PVDF using a twin screw laboratory extruder. It was clearly shown that nano-sized PBA layer acts as plasticizer and shifts glass transition temperature from -38.7 degrees C for neat PVDF to 45.2 degrees C for PVDF/GO-PBA. Finally, the sensitivity to the vibrations of various frequencies was performed and the piezoelectric constant in the thickness mode, d(33), was calculated and its electrical load independency were confirmed. Received values of the d(33) were for neat PVDF 14.7 pC/N, for PVDF/GO 20.6 pC/N and for PVDF/GO-PBA 26.2 pC/N showing significant improvement of the vibration sensing and thus providing very promising systems for structural health monitoring and data harvesting.	en
utb.faculty	University Institute
utb.faculty	Faculty of Technology
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10563/1010995
utb.identifier.obdid	43884106
utb.identifier.scopus	2-s2.0-85130308653
utb.identifier.wok	000801952700001
utb.identifier.pubmed	35628584
utb.source	J-wok
dc.date.accessioned	2022-06-10T07:48:32Z
dc.date.available	2022-06-10T07:48:32Z
dc.description.sponsorship	Czech Science Foundation [19-17457S]; Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic-DKRVO [RP/CPS/2022/003]
dc.description.sponsorship	RP/CPS/2022/003; Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy, MŠMT; Grantová Agentura České Republiky, GA ČR: 19-17457S
dc.rights	Attribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.rights.access	openAccess
utb.ou	Centre of Polymer Systems
utb.ou	Department of Physics and Materials Engineering
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Mrlík, Miroslav
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Ilčíková, Markéta
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Osička, Josef
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Kutálková, Erika
utb.fulltext.affiliation	Miroslav Mrlik 1,* https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6203-6795 , Markéta Ilčíková 1,2,3,, Josef Osička 1 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4909-9350 and Erika Kutálková 1 1 Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, 760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic; osicka@utb.cz (J.O.); ekutalkova@utb.cz (E.K.) 2 Polymer Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 845 45 Bratislava, Slovakia 3 Department of Physics and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, 760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic Correspondence: mrlik@utb.cz (M.M.); ilcikova@utb.cz (M.I.)
utb.fulltext.dates	Received: 20 April 2022 Accepted: 17 May 2022 Published: 21 May 2022
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utb.fulltext.sponsorship	Authors acknowledge the Czech Science Foundation grant No. 19-17457S for the financial support. The authors also gratefully acknowledge the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic-DKRVO (RP/CPS/2022/003).
utb.wos.affiliation	[Mrlik, Miroslav; Ilcikova, Marketa; Osicka, Josef; Kutalkova, Erika] Tomas Bata Univ Zlin, Ctr Polymer Syst, Zlin 76001, Czech Republic; [Ilcikova, Marketa] Slovak Acad Sci, Polymer Inst, Dubrayska Cesta 9, Bratislava 84545, Slovakia; [Ilcikova, Marketa] Tomas Bata Univ Zlin, Fac Technol, Dept Phys & Mat Engn, Zlin 76001, Czech Republic
utb.scopus.affiliation	Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Zlin, 760 01, Czech Republic; Polymer Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, Bratislava, 845 45, Slovakia; Department of Physics and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Zlin, 760 01, Czech Republic
utb.fulltext.projects	19-17457S
utb.fulltext.projects	RP/CPS/2022/003
utb.fulltext.faculty	University Institute
utb.fulltext.faculty	Faculty of Technology
utb.fulltext.ou	Centre of Polymer Systems
utb.fulltext.ou	Department of Physics and Materials Engineering