TY - GEN
T1 - Fabrication and characterization of nano-active fiber composites as acoustic emission sensors
AU - Xu, Shiyou
AU - Shi, Yong
PY - 2009/10
Y1 - 2009/10
N2 - This paper presents the fabrication of nanometerscale piezoelectric fiber composites and their potential applications as acoustic emission sensors. The piezoelectric lead zirconate titanate nanofibers, with diameters ranging from 50 to 150 nm, were fabricated by an electrospinning process. Polydimethylsiloxane was chosen as the matrix to produce the active fiber composites. The demonstration of electromechanical coupling of the fabricated nano-active fiber composites showed their applications as acoustic emission sensors for nondestructive materials testing, especially for structures with complex shapes because of the enhanced flexibility of the nano-active fiber composites.
AB - This paper presents the fabrication of nanometerscale piezoelectric fiber composites and their potential applications as acoustic emission sensors. The piezoelectric lead zirconate titanate nanofibers, with diameters ranging from 50 to 150 nm, were fabricated by an electrospinning process. Polydimethylsiloxane was chosen as the matrix to produce the active fiber composites. The demonstration of electromechanical coupling of the fabricated nano-active fiber composites showed their applications as acoustic emission sensors for nondestructive materials testing, especially for structures with complex shapes because of the enhanced flexibility of the nano-active fiber composites.
KW - Acoustic emission sensor
KW - Electromechanical coupling
KW - Nano-active fiber composites
KW - Piezoelectric nanofibers
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:70350397842
SN - 0025-5327
VL - 67
SP - 1189
EP - 1192
JO - Materials Evaluation
JF - Materials Evaluation
ER -