Enhanced ferroelectric properties of electrospun poly(vinylidene fluoride) nanofibers by adjusting processing parameters

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (75) ◽  
pp. 61277-61283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Mahdi Abolhasani ◽  
Sara Azimi ◽  
Hossein Fashandi

This contribution investigates the ferroelectric properties and polymorphism evolution of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) mats prepared through electrospinning solutions of PVDF in pure N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and DMF/acetone mixtures with different weight ratios.

Author(s):  
Guanchun Rui ◽  
Yanfei Huang ◽  
Xinyue Chen ◽  
Ruipeng Li ◽  
Dingrui Wang ◽  
...  

Oriented amorphous fraction in biaxially oriented poly(vinylidene fluoride) gives it significantly enhanced dielectric and ferroelectric properties.


2001 ◽  
Vol 665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Xia ◽  
H.S. Xu ◽  
Babak Razavi ◽  
Q. M. Zhang

ABSTRACTFerroelectric polymer thin films are attractive for a wide range of applications such as MEMS, IR sensors, and memory devices. We present the results of a recent investigation on the thickness dependence of the ferroelectric properties of poly(vinylidene fluoridetrifluoroethylene) copolymer spin cast films on electroded Si substrate. We show that as the film thickness is reduced, there exist two thickness regions. For films at thickness above 100 nm, the thickness dependence of the ferroelectric properties can be attributed to the interface effect. However, for thinner films, there is a large change in the ferroelectric properties such as the polarization level, the coercive field, and polarization switching speed, which is related to the large drop of the crystallinity in the ultrathin film region (below 100 nm). The results from Xray, dielectric measurement, and AFM all indicate that there is a threshold thickness at about 100 nm below which the crystallinity in the film reduces abruptly.


2008 ◽  
Vol 1071 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koji Aizawa

AbstractCharacterization of 700-nm-thick poly(vinylidene fluoride/trifluoroethylene) [P(VDF/TrFE)]/TiO2/Al-doped ZnO (AZO) structures on a glass substrate were investigated. In this study, the sputtered TiO2 films as insulator were used for the reduction of leakage current. The leakage current density of the fabricated Pt/P(VDF/TrFE)/AZO and Pt/P(VDF/TrFE)/170-nm-thick TiO2/AZO structures were approximately 8.7 and 3.9 nA/cm2 at the applied voltage of 10 V, respectively. In the polarization vs. voltage characteristics, the fabricated Pt/P(VDF/TrFE)/TiO2/AZO structures showed hysteresis loops caused by ferroelectric polarization. The remnant polarization (2Pr) and coercive voltage (2Vc) measured from a saturated hysteresis loop at the frequency of 50 Hz were approximately 12 μC/cm2 and 105 V, respectively. These results suggest that the insertion of TiO2 film is available for reducing the gate leakage current without changing the ferroelectric properties.


Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1160 ◽  
Author(s):  
XueMei Tan ◽  
Denis Rodrigue

Porous polymeric membranes have emerged as the core technology in the field of separation. But some challenges remain for several methods used for membrane fabrication, suggesting the need for a critical review of the literature. We present here an overview on porous polymeric membrane preparation and characterization for two commonly used polymers: polysulfone and poly (vinylidene fluoride). Five different methods for membrane fabrication are introduced: non-solvent induced phase separation, vapor-induced phase separation, electrospinning, track etching and sintering. The key factors of each method are discussed, including the solvent and non-solvent system type and composition, the polymer solution composition and concentration, the processing parameters, and the ambient conditions. To evaluate these methods, a brief description on membrane characterization is given related to morphology and performance. One objective of this review is to present the basics for selecting an appropriate method and membrane fabrication systems with appropriate processing conditions to produce membranes with the desired morphology, performance and stability, as well as to select the best methods to determine these properties.


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