National University of Science and Technology

Vacuum-Compatible Electrode-Free Poling of PVDF Films Using Glow-Discharge Plasma

Glow-discharge plasma (GDP) poling is revisited as an electrode-free method for activating piezoelectricity in poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) films. Although this method was proposed several decades ago, its effect on the properties of PVDF films has remained poorly understood....

Dynamic and Post-Deformation Static Aging as an Integrated Approach to Thermomechanical Processing of TiNi Shape Memory Alloys

The effect of thermomechanical processing (TMP) parameters on the structural-phase evolution and properties of Ni-enriched Ti–50.8 at.% Ni shape memory alloy was investigated. Compression deformation was performed at T = 300–500 °C, accompanied by the development of dynamic aging...