Poling influence on the mechanical properties and molecular mobility of highly piezoelectric P(VDF‐TrFE) copolymer

The calorimetric, dielectric, and mechanical responses of highly piezoelectric 70/30 P(VDF‐TrFE) displaying homogenous d₃₃ of ?19 pC N^?1 are studied. This work aims at better understanding the influence of poling on the mechanical properties of this copolymer. To explain the one decade mechanical modulus drop observed across the Curie transition, a stiffening process of the amorphous phase due to the local electric fields in the ferroelectric crystals is proposed. In poled P(VDF‐TrFE), these fields are preferentially aligned resulting in a more stable and higher modulus below the Curie transition. This hypothesis accounts for the lower dielectric signals obtained with the poled sample. Through the Curie transition, the vanishing of these local electric fields, stemming from progressive disorientation and conversion of ferroelectric crystals to paraelectric ones, releases the constraints on the amorphous phase, leading to a storage modulus drop typical of a viscoelastic transition. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2017 , 55 , 1414–1422     

弛豫基铁电单晶0.91Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3-0.09PbTiO3的制备与 性能研究

用改进的Bridgman法,在加入助熔剂的条件下,生长出最大尺寸为φ30×25mm^3的铌锌酸铅-钛酸铅固溶体单晶[0.91Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3-0.09PbTiO3]。无宏观缺陷的晶片的典型尺寸为20×15mm^2。晶体的单晶性及其结构用X射线衍射法加以研究。所得晶体用Laue衍射法定向,取(001)晶片进行性能表征。研究了材料的介电性能,并用偏光显微镜观察了(001)晶片的电畴结构。结果表明,室温下材料的介电常数较大,为2500～5000。随着温度的升高,材料发生四方铁电相—立方顺电相的相变,相变温度为190℃左右。单晶的介电温谱呈现明显的频率色钐现象,同时,介电常数最大值的温度tm随着频率的升高而降低,观察到了电畴结构的不均匀与孪生现象。     

The Effect of Substrate on the Properties of Non-volatile Ferroelectric P(VDF-TrFE)/P3HT Memory Devices

Ferroelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE))/semiconducting poly(3-hexyl thiophene) (P3HT) blend systems have drawn great attention with their potential use for electronic applications, particularly non-volatile memory devices. It is essential to grasp a full understanding of the crystallization habits of the two polymers on different substrates for purposeful control of the structures of the blend and therefore the properties of the devices. Here, the effects of structure and morphology of the blend films generated at different substrate surfaces on the ferroelectric and switching properties of related devices are reported. It is identified that P(VDF-TrFE)/P3HT blend films prepared on graphene substrate show not only an obvious optimization in the ferroelectric behavior of P(VDF-TrFE), but also an enhancement of the charge transport within P3HT domains. By employing sandwich structure constructed by silver electrode and P3HT/P(VDF-TrFE) blend film on graphene substrate, high-performance ferroelectric memory devices have been obtained, which exhibit a great electrical switching behavior with high ON/OFF ratio of about 1000 and low coercive voltage of approximately 5 V. These findings provide useful guidance for fabricating high-performance ferroelectric memory devices.

     

PZT/P(VDF-TrFE)7030 0-3型复合材料的非等温结晶和居里相变行为

采用DSC研究了PZT P(VDF TrFE) 70 30复合材料的非等温结晶和居里相变过程 .结果表明 ,PZT粒子对共聚物基体的结晶行为 ,包括结晶温度、结晶速率和结晶度等影响不大 ;然而共聚物的居里相变过程则受到PZT粒子的影响 ,随PZT粒子含量的增大 ,共聚物基体的居里相变热焓与熔体结晶热焓的比值减小 ,而且其中对应从顺电性的高温相 (HT)转变为铁电性的过冷相 (CL)的相变热焓含量减小 ,意味着PZT粒子的存在能够抑制共聚物铁电晶体中旁式构象缺陷的形成 ,从而提高铁电晶体的完善度     

Investigation of molecular chain orientation change of polymer crystals in phase transitions by friction anisotropy measurement

Direct observation of the molecular orientation change in polymer crystals provides us visible information for understanding their structural phase-transition mechanisms. In this letter, we successfully identified the main-chain orientation of poly(vinylidenefluoride-trifluoroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE)) crystals over all directions using friction anisotropy measured by lateral-modulation friction force microscopy (LM-FFM). This technique made possible our investigation of molecular orientation changes caused by a ferroelectric phase transition and also a fabrication process for artificial nanometer-scale structures. These results give us visual information that is directly connected to the transition mechanisms.     

Improving ferro- and piezo- electric properties of hydrogenized poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) films by annealing at elevated temperatures

After annealing the solution cast P(VDF-TrFE) films at elevated temperatures, which were synthesized via a full hydrogenation process from P(VDF-CTFE) with a composition of VDF/TrFE = 80/20(mol%), a series of P(VDF-TrFE) films were fabricated in present work. The crystalline and ferroelectric phases of the films were carefully characterized and their dielectric, ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties were systematically investigated. The improved crystalline and ferroelectric phases in the films induced by annealing at elevated temperatures are responsible for the significant improved electric properties of the films. The optimized annealing temperature is found to be 130 °C and the best performance including the highest dielectric constant of 12.5 at 1 kHz, the largest maximum polarization of 11.21 μC/cm~2 and remnant polarization of 7.22 μC/cm~2, the lowest coercive electric field of 56 MV/m, and the highest piezoelectric coefficient of -25 pC/N is observed.     

Process influences on the structure,piezoelectric, and gas‐barrier properties of PVDF‐TrFE copolymer

The influence of annealing between the Curie transition and the melting point of solvent cast polyvinylidene fluoride trifluoroethylene copolymer films on the crystalline structure, mechanical and electrical properties, and oxygen permeability is investigated. Annealing leads to remarkable changes in the structure and properties of the copolymer, within the first four hours of treatment, and with kinetics depending on the temperature. The crystallinity increases by 19% (relative), resulting in a 10 K increase in the Curie transition, a 4 K increase of the melting temperature and a 2 K decrease in the glass transition temperature. A crystalline phase transition from the paraelectric α‐phase to the ferroelectric β‐phase is also evidenced using in‐situ X‐ray diffraction. The elastic modulus is found to increase by more than three‐fold at room temperature and the loss peak at the glass transition is considerably reduced. The piezoelectric coefficient is found to increase by 40% and the dielectric properties are significantly changed. The most remarkable influence is the ten‐fold reduction of the oxygen permeability, with a drastic reduction of the activation energy for oxygen transport. The improvement in oxygen barrier properties of the annealed copolymer is attributed to the restricted mobility of oxygen molecules in the semicrystalline polymer with nanometer sized crystallites. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2014 , 52, 496–506     

纳米晶钛酸钡的Sol-gel法制备及其尺寸效应

采用sol-gel法制备了不同粒径的钛酸钡（BT）纳米晶粉. XRD、Raman光谱和DSC测试结果显示,随着退火温度的升高，晶粒长大，晶胞的a轴逐渐减小， c轴逐渐增大.粒径在54 nm左右时，钛酸钡由顺电立方相向铁电四方相结构转变，在立方-四方相变过程中，晶胞略微膨胀.随着粒径的减小，正交-四方相变温度升高，四方-立方相变温度降低， Raman谱峰降低和宽化，粒径为38 nm左右时四方相的特征峰消失.     

氢对PbZr0.5Ti0.5O3在氮氢混合气氛退火中铁电性能的影响

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理, 针对PbZr0.5Ti0.5O3无氢和含氢的顺电相和铁电相的二层超晶胞, 分别计算了Ti沿c轴位移时体系总能量的变化、电子云密度分布和Ti—O、Zr—O和H—O的重叠布居数. 结果表明, 含氢铁电相的Ti—O键和Zr—O键相对无氢铁电相明显减弱, 氢氧之间较强的轨道杂化使它们趋于形成共价键; 晶格中氢氧键的钉扎效应使含氢情况下的顺电相能量始终低于铁电相能量, 说明氢的引入阻碍了PbZr0.5Ti0.5O3从立方顺电相到四方铁电相的相变, 并推断其为含氢气氛退火过程中PbZr0.5Ti0.5O3铁电性能下降的主要原因之一. 所得结果对于深入理解铁电材料在氮氢混合气氛退火后铁电性能下降的微观机制具有参考价值.     

Cooperative movements associated with the Curie transition in P(VDF-TrFE) copolymers

The thermal and dielectric behavior of β-PVDF and a series of random P(VDF-TrFE) copolymers with various chemical composition has been investigated in the temperature range of their Curie transition. Dielectric relaxations and phase transitions were characterized by means of differential scanning calorimetry and thermostimulated current spectroscopy. The thermal hysteresis associated with the first order character of the Curie transition decreases as the TrFE content increases, and vanishes for P(VDF-TrFE) 50/50. For the latter, the distribution in lamellar thickness and the dependence of the conformational order in the ferroelectric phase upon thermal history yield an intricate thermal behavior. For the overall investigated polymers, the TSC mode associated with the ferro/para-electric transition is described by a distribution in relaxation times obeying a compensation law. This behavior has been interpreted based on cooperative movements in the ferroelectric phase in the vicinity of the transition temperature. These molecular movements are precursors of the transition. It is valid for β-PVDF, as well as for P(VDF-TrFE) copolymers which for the compensation temperature corresponds to the transition temperature. So, the Curie temperature of PVDF has been found at 170°C, i.e. the melting point. ©1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Y掺杂Ba0.90Sr0.08Ca0.02TiO3固溶体纳米晶粒尺寸 对其晶体结构的影响

The title nanocrystalline powders were prepared by sol-gel method, the influences of grain size on crystal structure were investigated by XRD and DSC techniques.The experiment results show that the tetragonal ferroelectric phase content of the powders and the Curie temperature Tc are increased with the increase of grain size.When the grain size is less than 34.7nm, crystal structure of the particle changes into cubic paraelectric phase and the transition of ferro-paraelectric phase disappears as well.     

First-principles comparative study of multiferroic compound PbVO3

We report a comprehensive first-principles investigation of the structural, electronic, magnetic and phase transition properties in multiferroic compound PbVO₃ with systematic comparisons of various exchange-correlation (XC) functionals. The antiferromagnetic (AFM) insulating ground state of tetragonal phase has been obtained in the framework of the band theory, which is characterized by C-type two-dimensional AFM magnetic ordering in the ab plane. A first-order structural transformation from tetragonal phase to idea cubic perovskite structure takes place at 1.75 GPa, corresponding to the ferroelectric to paraelectric phase transition. Electronic structure calculations suggest that the ground state of the cubic paraelectric phase is a nonmagnetic orbital-disorder metal.     

Y掺杂Ba0.90 Sr0.08 Ca0.02 TiO3固溶体纳米晶粒尺寸对其晶体结构的影响

随着电子陶瓷材料向精细、微型、多功能化的方向发展，陶瓷用的粉体晶粒尺寸对物性影响的研究显得越来越重要。钡系钙钛矿结构铁电材料是应用极为广泛的电子陶瓷材料，其铁电性与晶粒尺寸密切相关，尤其是达到纳米级时，可使材料性质发生奇异变化。迄今人们仅对纯ＢａＴｉＯ３超微细粒子的晶粒尺寸对铁电相变的影响进行了研究［１～３］，对稀土钇掺杂Ｂａ（１－ｘ－ｙ）ＳｒｘＣａｙＴｉＯ３固溶体纳米晶的相关研究报道尚少，而铁电尺寸效应对这类电子功能材料的研究、开发起着关键作用。因此，开展这方面的研究具有重要的学术价值和实际意…     

Ferroelectric Ionic Molecular Crystals with Significant Plasticity and a Low Melting Point: High Performance in Hot-Pressed Polycrystalline Plates and Melt-Grown Crystalline Sheets

Among ferroelectric crystals based on small molecules, plastic/ferroelectric crystals are currently receiving particular attention because they can be used as bulk polycrystals. Herein, we show that an ionic molecular ferroelectric crystal, guanidinium tetrafluoroborate, exhibits significant malleability and multiaxial ferroelectricity despite the absence of a plastic crystal phase. Powder samples of this crystal can be processed into transparent bulk crystalline plates either by press-forming or by melt-growing. The plates show high ferroelectric performance and related properties, demonstrating the largest hitherto reported spontaneous polarization for bulk polycrystals of small-molecule-based ferroelectrics. Owing to the ready availability of large-scale materials and processability into various bulk crystalline forms, this ferroelectric crystal represents a highly promising functional material that will boost research on diverse applications as bulk crystals.     

Control of all‐conjugated block copolymer crystallization via thermal and solvent annealing

Control of the crystallization of conjugated polymers is of critical importance to the performance of organic electronics, such as organic photovoltaic devices, due to the effect on charge separation and transport, particularly for all‐polymer devices. The block copolymer poly(3‐dodecylthiophene)‐block‐poly(9,9‐dioctylfluorene) (P3DDT‐b‐PF), which has matched crystallization temperatures for each block, is used to study the effects of processing history on resulting crystallization. For longer annealing times and rapid quenching to room temperature, P3DDT crystals are preferred whereas for shorter annealing times and slower quenching, PF crystals are preferred. Both crystal forms are evidenced for long annealing time and slow quenching. Additionally, for room temperature annealing in the presence of a chloroform vapor, PF crystals are found in the PF β phase with the predominant crystal peak oriented perpendicular to the thermally annealed case. These results will provide guidance for optimizing annealing strategies for future donor/acceptor block copolymer photovoltaic devices. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2014 , 52, 900–906     

Structure–Property Relationship of Supramolecular Ferroelectric [H‐66dmbp][Hca] Accompanied by High Polarization,Competing Structural Phases,and Polymorphs

Three polymorphic forms of 6,6′‐dimethyl‐2,2′‐bipyridinium chloranilate crystals were characterized to understand the origin of polarization properties and the thermal stability of ferroelectricity. According to the temperature‐dependent permittivity, differential scanning calorimetry, and X‐ray diffraction, structural phase transitions were found in all polymorphs. Notably, the ferroelectric α‐form crystal, which has the longest hydrogen bond (2.95 Å) among the organic acid/base‐type supramolecular ferroelectrics, transformed from a polar structure (space group, P2₁) into an anti‐polar structure (space group, P2₁/c) at 378 K. The non‐ferroelectric β‐ and γ‐form crystals also exhibited structural rearrangements around hydrogen bonds. The hydrogen‐bonded geometry and ferroelectric properties were compared with other supramolecular ferroelectrics. A positive relationship between the phase‐transition temperature (T_C) and hydrogen‐bond length (<d>) was observed, and was attributed to the potential barrier height for proton off‐centering or order/disorder phenomena. The optimized spontaneous polarization (P_s) agreed well with the results of the first‐principles calculations, and could be amplified by separating the two equilibrium positions of protons with increasing <d>. These data consistently demonstrated that stretching <d> is a promising way to enhance the polarization performance and thermal stability of hydrogen‐bonded organic ferroelectrics.     

Paraelectric and ferroelectric order in two-state dipolar fluids

Monte Carlo simulations are used to examine the cooperative creation of a polar state in fluids of two-state particles with nonzero dipole in the excited state. With lowering temperature such systems undergo a second-order transition from nonpolar to polar, paraelectric phase. The transition is accompanied by a dielectric anomaly of polarization susceptibility increasing by three orders of magnitude. The paraelectric phase is then followed by a formation of a nematic ferroelectric which further freezes into a fcc ferroelectric crystal by a first-order transition. A mean-field model of phase transitions is discussed.     

新铌酸盐Ba5LnZnNb9O30(Ln=Y,La)的合成、结构与介电性能

在BaO-Ln2O3-ZnO-Nb2O5(Ln=Y,La)体系中通过固相反应法合成了填满型钨青铜结构的新铌酸盐Ba5YZnNb9O30与Ba5LaZnNb9O30.采用X射线衍射分析和扫描电镜进行了结构分析,并进行了介电性能测试.结果表明,Ba5YZnNb9O30为弛豫性铁电体,10kHz时的居里温度为25℃;室温时为四方钨青铜结构铁电相,晶胞参数a=1.25255(4)nm,c=0.39530(2)nm;1MHz时陶瓷体的室温相对介电常数为456.Ba5YZnNb9O30在室温下为四方钨青铜结构顺电相,晶胞参数a=1.25731(3)nm,c=0.39812(2)nm;频率为1MHz时,其陶瓷的室温相对介电常数为316.     

反铁电性液晶化合物研究现状

综述了反铁电性液晶近年来的研究现状, 讨论了反铁电性液晶结构中各部分对液晶相变行为和电光性能的影响, 简要论述了反铁电性液晶今后的研究方向。     

EPR evidence of possible metastable regions in Mn2+ doped ferroelectric NaNO2

Of the various EPR spectra observed in the ferroelectric phase of NaNO₂, a spectrum designated as spectrum II is observed to have some peculiar properties like dependence of its intensity on growth conditions of the crystal, its disappearance below ≈60°C after heat treatment of the crystal, its reappearance by heating above ≈60°C and also by application of an external dc electric field at ≈30°C. These observations suggest the possible existence, around Mn²⁺-vacancy complex in the ferroelectric phase of NaNO₂, of a metastable structure intermediate to the paraelectric and ferroelectric phase structures.