Polymer composite piezoelectric body and manufacturing method for the same

1. A polymer composite piezoelectric body obtainable by conducting poling treating on a composite having piezoelectric particles uniformly mixed by dispersion in a polymer matrix comprising cyanoethylated polyvinyl alcohol.

2. The polymer composite piezoelectric body according to claim 1 , wherein said ceramic particles are composed of lead zirconate titanate, lead lanthanate zirconate titanate, barium titanate, or a solid solution of barium titanate and bismuth ferrite.

3. The polymer composite piezoelectric body according to claim 1 , wherein said polymer matrix is made of cyanoethylated polyvinyl alcohol to which is added at least one member selected from the group consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride, vinylidne fluoride-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer, polyvinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer, polyvinylidene fluoride-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, vinylidene cyanate-vinyl acetate copolymer, cyanoethyl cellulose, cyanoethyl hydroxysaccharose, cyanoethyl hydroxycellulose, cyanoethyl hydroxypullulan, cyanoethyl methacrylate, cyanoethyl acrylate, cyanoethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, cyanoethyl amylose, cyanoethyl hydroxypropyl cellulose, cyanoethyl dihydroxypropyl cellulose, cyanoethyl hydroxypropyl amylose, cyanoethyl polyacrylamide, cyanoethyl polyacrylate, cyanoethyl pullulan, cyanoethyl polyhydroxymethylene, cyanoethyl glycidol pullulan, cyanoethyl saccharose, cyanoethyl sorbitol, nitrile rubber and chloroprene rubber.

4. The polymer composite piezoelectric body according to claim 1 , wherein said piezoelectric particles comprise ceramic particles having a perovskite-type crystal structure.

5. A method of manufacturing a polymer composite piezoelectric body, comprising the steps of:

forming, on a substrate which is an electrode or a conductive substrate that acts as an electrode, a composite having piezoelectric particles uniformly mixed by dispersion in a polymer matrix comprising cyanoethylated polyvinyl alcohol; and

conducting poling treating on the composite.

6. The method of manufacturing a polymer composite piezoelectric body according to claim 5 , wherein said step of forming a composite includes the step of casting a piezoelectric particle-containing coating solution onto said substrate, with the coating solution being obtained by dispersing said piezoelectric particles in an organic solvent in which a dielectric binder comprising said cyanoethylated polyvinyl alcohol has been dissolved; and then evaporating the organic solvent so as to form a coating film.

7. The method of manufacturing a polymer composite piezoelectric body according to claim 6 , wherein said dielectric binder is cyanoethylated polyvinyl alcohol to which is added at least one member selected from the group consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride, vinylidne fluoride-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer, polyvinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer, polyvinylidene fluoride-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, vinylidene cyanate-vinyl acetate copolymer, cyanoethyl cellulose, cyanoethyl hydroxysaccharose, cyanoethyl hydroxycellulose, cyanoethyl hydroxypullulan, cyanoethyl methacrylate, cyanoethyl acrylate, cyanoethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, cyanoethyl amylose, cyanoethyl hydroxypropyl cellulose, cyanoethyl dihydroxypropyl cellulose, cyanoethyl hydroxypropyl amylose, cyanoethyl polyacrylamide, cyanoethyl polyacrylate, cyanoethyl pullulan, cyanoethyl polyhydroxymethylene, cyanoethyl glycidol pullulan, cyanoethyl saccharose, cyanoethyl sorbitol, nitrile rubber and chloroprene rubber.

8. The method of manufacturing a polymer composite piezoelectric body according to claim 5 , wherein said step of conducting poling treating includes providing an upper electrode on a surface of said composite that is opposite with a face in contact with said substrate, then heating the composite to a specified temperature, and applying a direct electric field between the substrate and the upper electrode for a specified period of time.

9. The method of manufacturing a polymer composite piezoelectric body according to claim 8 , wherein said composite is heated in said step of conducting poling treating to a temperature of 60 to 120° C.

10. The method of manufacturing a polymer composite piezoelectric body according to claim 5 , wherein said step of conducting poling treating includes the step of applying a specified direct electric field between said substrate and a corona electrode in rod or wire form, which is positioned at a specified distance from a surface of said composite that is opposite with a face in contact with the substrate, and which is movable along the surface of the composite, while heating the composite to a specified temperature and keeping it at that temperature, so as to cause corona discharge; and, under the corona discharge, causing the corona electrode to move relatively to the composite along the surface of the composite.

11. The method of manufacturing a polymer composite piezoelectric body according to claim 5 , wherein said piezoelectric particles comprise ceramic particles having a perovskite-type crystal structure.

12. The method of manufacturing a polymer composite piezoelectric body according to claim 5 , wherein said substrate is a polymer film provided with a metal coating or metallic foil.

13. The method of manufacturing a polymer composite piezoelectric body according to claim 5 , wherein said substrate is composed of a composite product comprising an organic polymer and conductive particles.

14. The method of manufacturing a polymer composite piezoelectric body according to claim 13 , wherein at least one out of a thermoplastic resin, a thermoplastic elastomer, and a vulcanized rubber is used for said organic polymer.

15. The method of manufacturing a polymer composite piezoelectric body according to claim 13 , wherein C, Pd, Fe, Sn, Al, Ni, Pt, Au, Ag, Cu, Cr, Mo, or an alloy thereof is used for said conductive particles.