Polarity-induced ferroelectric crystalline phase in electrospun fibers of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/polyacrylonitrile blends

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1389-1398

  Su, Run ^a,b   Zhong, Ganji ^a,b   Fu, Qiang ^a   Zhang, Lifeng ^c   Fong, Hao ^c   Zhu, Lei ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^c SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blend; Ferroelectric; Polymer

Indexed keywords

BLEND; BLEND FIBERS; CHAIN AXES; CRYSTALLINE PHASE; DEGREE OF ORIENTATION; ELECTROSPUN FIBERS; ELECTROSPUNS; FERROELECTRIC CRYSTAL; FIBER AXES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED STUDIES; HYDROGEN BONDING INTERACTIONS; MECHANICAL STRETCHING; NON-POLAR; NON-WOVEN; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

ELECTROSPINNING; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; FERROELECTRICITY; FIBERS; HYDROGEN BONDS; POLYMERS; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); TEXTILE BLENDS;

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 84860801895     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2012.56     Document Type: Article

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