Effects of applied potential on friction of a piezoelectric material Academic Article

abstract

• Effects of the piezoelectricity of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) on sliding friction against itself are investigated in this research. The piezoelectricity is the response of a piezoelectric material, such as PVDF, to an applied electrical voltage in terms of stress or physical dimension. Such a response is found to influence the sliding-frictional behavior. This research is beneficial in terms of understanding fundamental friction. The applications of this research are in wide areas, such as the design of a microgripper used for surgeries, microassembly, and micromanipulation.

authors

• Hung, Nguyen

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF TRIBOLOGY-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

author list (cited authors)

• Mani, S., Perez, R., Lee, H., Ounaies, Z., Hung, W., & Liang, H.

citation count

• 3

complete list of authors

• Mani, Saikurnar||Perez, Ricardo||Lee, Hyungoo||Ounaies, Zoubeida||Hung, Wayne||Liang, Hong

publication date

• October 2007

publisher

• ASME International  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Tribology  Journal

keywords

• Friction
• Piezoelectric Material
• Pvdf
• Surface Characterization

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1115/1.2768084

start page

• 836

end page

• 840

volume

• 129

issue

• 4

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1115%2F1.2768084