Survey of the studies concerning the use of PVDF for fabricating infrared detectors
Abstract
A survey of studies which investigated the industrial application of the Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) technique is presented. PVDF is usually manufactured into metallized films, and range in thickness from 6 to 40 microns. To characterize the fabrication of infrared detectors, the following tasks are reviewed: theoretical investigations concerning the physical principles; improvements in manufacturing processes by using the PVDF technique on pyroelectric detectors; and technical developments that allowed the fabrication of the first PVDF detectors. The design analysis of a PVDF detector is given. The commercial success of PVDF detectors is a function of its technical competence when compared with other detectors and of its compatibility with industrial requirements.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- June 1991
- Bibcode:
- 1991STIN...9220938.
- Keywords:
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- Design Analysis;
- Infrared Detectors;
- Polyvinyl Fluoride;
- Thin Films;
- Efficiency;
- Electrical Properties;
- Metal Films;
- Pyroelectricity;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering