Ferroelectric polymer skinny movies crystallize in several phases and microstructures relying on fabrication circumstances comparable to annealing temperature or layer deposition approach.*
Within the article “Spherulite-like microstructure noticed for spin-cast P(VDF-TrFE) skinny movies and their ferroelectric traits” Davide Disnan, Jonas Hafner, Michael Schneider and Ulrich Schmid reveal how the morphology of spin-cast poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE)) skinny movies adjustments as a perform of annealing temperature from rice-like to spherulite-like microstructure, whereas the latter morphology is nearer to the crystallization attribute of poly(vinylidene-fluoride) (PVDF).*
Skinny movies of PVDF and P(VDF-TrFE) had been analyzed on the nanometre-scale utilizing atomic power microscopy. *
NanoWorld Pyrex-Nitride PNP-TR AFM probes had been used for the ferroelectric characterization of the polymer skinny movies by atomic power microscopy. *
The displacement of the metal-ferroelectric-metal construction in response to the electrical area utilized was measured at one single level within the centre of the capacitor. For that objective, the AFM cantilever (NanoWorld PNP-TR with a spring fixed of okay = 0.32 N/m product of silicon nitride (non-conductive cantilever for avoiding electrical interference brought on by floor loops) was used.*
The deflection in the course of the electrical stimulation was calibrated via the measurement of the inverse optical lever sensitivity of the probe. With the intention to keep away from important indentation results, the silicon wafer floor surrounding the capacitor construction was used to land the cantilever for the calibration. *
Spherulite-like microstructure of P(VDF-TrFE) and spherulite microstructure of PVDF. a, b Optical micrograph and AFM peak picture of the spherulite-like microstructure of P(VDF-TrFE). Options like needle-shaped crystals (NSC), nucleation centres (NC) and grain boundaries (GB) are highlighted on the spherulite-like microstructure floor. C ,d Analog for the spherulite microstructure of PVDF.
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*Davide Disnan, Jonas Hafner, Michael Schneider and Ulrich Schmid
Spherulite-like microstructure noticed for spin-cast P(VDF-TrFE) skinny movies and their ferroelectric traits
Polymer, Quantity 272, 17 April 2023, 125840
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2023.125840
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