High electromechanical responses in a poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene-chlorofluoroethylene) terpolymer

    Authors

    F. Xia; Z. Y. Cheng; H. S. Xu; H. F. Li; Q. M. Zhang; G. J. Kavarnos; R. Y. Ting; G. Abdul-Sedat;K. D. Belfield

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Adv. Mater.

    Keywords

    RELAXOR FERROELECTRIC BEHAVIOR; ELECTROSTRICTION; COPOLYMERS; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Chemistry, Physical; Nanoscience &; Nanotechnology; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Physics, Applied; Physics, Condensed Matter

    Abstract

    Addition of an astutely selected third monomer to poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE))-based polymers can significantly improve their electromechanical response. This is demonstrated here for the terpolymer containing 1, 1 -chlorofluoroethylene as the third monomer, which effectively reduces the all-trans conformation in the polymer, and thus enhances the molecular conformational changes that accompany the polarization response under an external electric field.

    Journal Title

    Advanced Materials

    Volume

    14

    Issue/Number

    21

    Publication Date

    1-1-2002

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    1574

    Last Page

    +

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000179454400017

    ISSN

    0935-9648

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