TY  - JOUR
A1  - Saarimäki, Eetta
A1  - Paajanen, Mika
A1  - Savijärvi, Ann-Mari
A1  - Minkkinen, Hannu
A1  - Wegener, Michael
A1  - Voronina, Olena
A1  - Schulze, Robert
A1  - Wirges, Werner
A1  - Gerhard, Reimund
T1  - Novel heat durable electromechanical film : processing for electromechanical and electret applications
N2  - New ferroelectrets were developed on the basis of foams from cyclo-olefin polymers and copolymers. The results obtained on the cyclo-olefin polymer foam demonstrate a significant improvement of the service temperature for ferroelectret transducer materials. Suitable compounding and preparation led to cyclo-olefin ferroelectrets with an electromechanical activity of around 15 pC/N, which is thermally stable at least up to 110 degrees C. The properties in sensor and actuator applications are strongly dependent on the processing parameters related to film-making, sensor and actuator preparation, gas content and electric charging. The processing window for the film stretching was very narrow compared to the earlier developed polypropylene ferroelectrets. The film porosity, softness and thus the electromechanical activity are adjusted by gas-diffusion expansion. The activity of the electromechanically operating sensors and actuators was increased by stacking several layers of cellular cyclo-olefin film. For applications such as flat loudspeakers, the foamed films are tuned by tensioning them on a support frame. Correct tensioning was essential also for reducing the distortion levels.
Y1  - 2006
ER  -