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Electrospun piezoelectric polymer nanofiber layers for enabling in situ measurement in high-performance composite laminates

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dc.creator Lotfian, Saeid
dc.creator Giraudmaillet, Claire
dc.creator Yoosefinejad, Ata
dc.creator Thakur, Vijay Kumar
dc.creator Hamed, Yazdani Nezhad
dc.date 2018-09-04T09:08:33Z
dc.date 2018-09-04T09:08:33Z
dc.date 2018-08-09
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-25T16:38:15Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-25T16:38:15Z
dc.identifier Saeid Lotfian, Claire Giraudmaillet, Ata Yoosefinejad, et al., Electrospun piezoelectric polymer nanofiber layers for enabling in situ measurement in high-performance composite laminates. ACS Omega, Volume 3, Issue 8, pp8891-8902
dc.identifier 2470-1343
dc.identifier https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b00940
dc.identifier http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13455
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/182312
dc.description This article highlights the effects from composite manufacturing parameters on fiber-reinforced composite laminates modified with layers of piezoelectric thermoplastic nanofibers and a conductive electrode layer. Such modifications have been used for enabling in situ deformation measurement in high-performance aerospace and renewable energy composites. Procedures for manufacturing high-performance composites are well-known and standardized. However, this does not imply that modifications via addition of functional layers (e.g., piezoelectric nanofibers) while following the same manufacturing procedures can lead to a successful multifunctional composite structure (e.g., for enabling in situ measurement). This article challenges success of internal embedment of piezoelectric nanofibers in standard manufacturing of high-performance composites via relying on composite process specifications and parameters only. It highlights that the process parameters must be revised for manufacturing of multifunctional composites. Several methods have been used to lay up and manufacture composites such as electrospinning the thermoplastic nanofibers, processing an inter digital electrode (IDE) made by conductive epoxy–graphene resin, and prepreg autoclave manufacturing aerospace grade laminates. The purpose of fabrication of IDE was to use a resin type (HexFlow RTM6) for the conductive layer similar to that used for the composite. Thereby, material mismatch is avoided and the structural integrity is sustained via mitigation of downgrading effects on the interlaminar properties. X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy analyses have been carried out in the material characterization phase. Pulsed thermography and ultrasonic C-scanning were used for the localization of conductive resin embedded within the composite laminates. This study also provides recommendations for enabling internally embedded piezoelectricity (and thus health-monitoring capabilities) in high-performance composite laminates.
dc.language en
dc.publisher American Chemical Society
dc.rights Attribution 4.0 International
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject Carbon-based materials
dc.subject Composites
dc.subject Crystal structure
dc.subject Diffraction
dc.subject Electric properties
dc.subject Epoxy resins
dc.subject Fibers
dc.subject Fluoropolymers
dc.subject Mechanical properties
dc.subject Piezoelectricity and Thermoelectricity
dc.subject Polymer morphology
dc.subject Solid state electrochemistry
dc.subject Spectra
dc.subject Thermal properties
dc.title Electrospun piezoelectric polymer nanofiber layers for enabling in situ measurement in high-performance composite laminates
dc.type Article


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