Enhanced ferroelectric and pyroelectric properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride) with addition of graphene oxides

Z. Y. Jiang, Guangping Zheng, Z. Han, Y. Z. Liu, J. H. Yang

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Abstract

Poly(vinylidene fluoride)/graphene oxide (PVDF/GO) nanocomposites are synthesized and their structural, ferroelectric, and pyroelectric properties are investigated. The dielectric spectrum analysis and P-E loop tests indicate that the nanocomposites exhibit enhanced ferroelectric and pyroelectric properties compared with those of poly(vinylidene fluoride) samples. The isothermal crystallization kinetics of PVDF/GO nanocomposites quantitatively determined by differential scanning calorimetry demonstrates that GOs facilitate the crystallization of the PVDF. Dynamic mechanical analyses on the PVDF/GO reveal that the amorphous and crystalline phases of PVDF are modified by the addition of GO sheets. The GO-enhanced formation of crystalline β phase in PVDF could result from the strong interaction between the -C = O groups in GO and the -CF2groups in PVDF, and the GO-induced ordering of the microstructures of amorphous and crystalline phases. The results suggest that PVDF/GO nanocomposites could be promising dielectric materials used in sensors, transducers, and actuators.
Original languageEnglish
Article number204101
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume115
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 May 2014

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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