Understanding Nonlinear Dielectric Properties in a Biaxially Oriented Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Film at Both Low and High Electric Fields

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 455-465

  Li, Yue ^a,b   Ho, Janet ^c   Wang, Jianchuan ^a,d   Li, Zhong Ming ^a   Zhong, Gan Ji ^a   Zhu, Lei ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^c U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

dipolar relaxation; ferroelectric; high voltage broadband dielectric spectroscopy; nonlinear dielectric property; poly(vinylidene fluoride)

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; FERROELECTRICITY; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS;

BROAD-BAND DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; DIELECTRIC NONLINEARITY; DIPOLAR RELAXATION; ELECTRIC DISPLACEMENT; FERROELECTRIC SWITCHING; NONLINEAR DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; NONLINEAR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE);

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 84954454901     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b09368     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Zhu, L. Exploring Strategies for High Dielectric Constant and Low Loss Polymer Dielectrics J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2014, 5, 3677-3687 10.1021/jz501831q
2. Sarjeant, W. J.; Zirnheld, J.; MacDougall, F. W. Capacitors IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 1998, 26, 1368-1392 10.1109/27.736020
3. Facchetti, A.; Yoon, M. H.; Marks, T. J. Gate Dielectrics for Organic Field-Effect Transistors: New Opportunities for Organic Electronics Adv. Mater. 2005, 17, 1705-1725 10.1002/adma.200500517
4. Ortiz, R. P.; Facchetti, A.; Marks, T. J. High-k Organic, Inorganic, and Hybrid Dielectrics for Low-Voltage Organic Field-Effect Transistors Chem. Rev. 2010, 110, 205-239 10.1021/cr9001275
5. Pelrine, R.; Kornbluh, R.; Joseph, J.; Heydt, R.; Pei, Q. B.; Chiba, S. High-Field Deformation of Elastomeric Dielectrics for Actuators Mater. Sci. Eng., C 2000, 11, 89-100 10.1016/S0928-4931(00)00128-4
6. Brochu, P.; Pei, Q. Advances in Dielectric Elastomers for Actuators and Artificial Muscles Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2010, 31, 10-36 10.1002/marc.200900425
7. Zhang, Q. M.; Bharti, V.; Zhao, X. Giant Electrostriction and Relaxor Ferroelectric Behavior in Electron-Irradiated Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) Copolymer Science 1998, 280, 2101-2104 10.1126/science.280.5372.2101
8. Zhang, Q. M.; Huang, C.; Xia, F.; Su, J. Electric EAP. In Electroactive Polymer (EAP) Actuators as Artificial Muscles: Reality, Potential, and Challenges, 2 nd ed.; Bar-Cohen, Y., Ed.; SPIE Press, 2004; Chapter 4, pp 89-139.
9. Lu, S.-G.; Zhang, Q. Electrocaloric Materials for Solid-State Refrigeration Adv. Mater. 2009, 21, 1983-1987 10.1002/adma.200802902
10. Moya, X.; Kar-Narayan, S.; Mathur, N. D. Caloric Materials near Ferroic Phase Transitions Nat. Mater. 2014, 13, 439-450 10.1038/nmat3951
11. Montanari, D.; Saarinen, K.; Scagliarini, F.; Zeidler, D.; Niskala, M.; Nender, C. Film Capacitors for Automotive and Industrial Applications. Proceedings of CARTS U.S.A. 2009; Jacksonville, FL, March 30-April 2, 2009.
12. Wen, H.; Xiao, W.; Wen, X.; Armstrong, P. Analysis and Evaluation of DC-Link Capacitors for High-Power-Density Electric Vehicle Drive Systems IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol. 2012, 61, 2950-2964 10.1109/TVT.2012.2206082
13. Zhu, L.; Wang, Q. Novel Ferroelectric Polymers for High Energy Density and Low Loss Dielectrics Macromolecules 2012, 45, 2937-2954 10.1021/ma2024057
14. Furukawa, T. Nonlinear Dielectric Relaxations of Polymers J. Non-Cryst. Solids 1991, 131-133, 1154-1157 10.1016/0022-3093(91)90744-Q
15. Furukawa, T.; Matsumoto, K. Nonlinear Dielectric-Relaxation Spectra of Polyvinyl Acetate Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 1992, 31, 840-845 10.1143/JJAP.31.840
16. Furukawa, T.; Tada, M.; Nakajima, K.; Seo, I. Nonlinear Dielectric Relaxations in a Vinylidene Cyanide Vinyl-Acetate Copolymer Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 1988, 27, 200-204 10.1143/JJAP.27.200
17. Bauer, S.; Bauer-Gogonea, S.; Ploss, B.; Ploss, B. Nonlinear Dielectric Response of Poled Amorphous Polymer Dipole Glasses J. Non-Cryst. Solids 2005, 351, 2759-2763 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2005.03.068
18. Furukawa, T.; Lovinger, A. J.; Davis, G. T.; Broadhurst, M. G. Dielectric Hysteresis and Nonlinearity in a 52/48 mol% Copolymer of Vinylidene Fluoride and Trifluoroethylene Macromolecules 1983, 16, 1885-1890 10.1021/ma00246a015
19. Furukawa, T.; Nakajima, K.; Koizumi, T.; Date, M. Measurements of Nonlinear Dielectric in Ferroelectric Polymers Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 1987, 26, 1039-1045 10.1143/JJAP.26.1039
20. Kodama, H.; Takahashi, Y.; Furukawa, T. Nonlinear Dielectric Investigation of Trifluoroethylene Rich Copolymers of Vinylidene Fluoride Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 1999, 38, 3589-3595 10.1143/JJAP.38.3589
21. Furukawa, T.; Saito, Y.; Tsutsumi, Y. Nonlinear Dielectric Investigation of Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals. 7th International Symposium on Electrets (ISE 7): Proceedings: Berlin, Germany, September 25, 1991; pp 421-426.
22. Tajitsu, Y. Linear and Non-linear Dielectric Spectroscopy of Polymeric Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals J. Mater. Sci. Lett. 1998, 17, 989-992 10.1023/A:1006653815386
23. Ploss, B.; Ploss, B. Dielectric Nonlinearity of PVDF-TrFE Copolymer Polymer 2000, 41, 6087-6093 10.1016/S0032-3861(99)00861-7
24. Wang, X.; Nelson, J. K.; Schadler, L. S.; Hillborg, H. Mechanisms Leading to Nonlinear Electrical Response of a Nano p-SiC/Silicone Rubber Composite IEEE Trans. Dielectr. Electr. Insul. 2010, 17, 1687-1696 10.1109/TDEI.2010.5658218
25. Mackey, M.; Schuele, D. E.; Zhu, L.; Flandin, L.; Wolak, M. A.; Shirk, J. S.; Hiltner, A.; Baer, E. Reduction of Dielectric Hysteresis in Multi layered Films via Nanoconfinement Macromolecules 2012, 45, 1954-1962 10.1021/ma202267r
26. Mackey, M.; Schuele, D. E.; Zhu, L.; Baer, E. Layer Confinement Effect on Charge Migration in Polycarbonate/Poly(vinylidene fluorid-co-hexafluoropropylene) Multilayered Films J. Appl. Phys. 2012, 111, 113702 10.1063/1.4722348
27. Tseng, J. K.; Tang, S.; Zhou, Z.; Mackey, M.; Carr, J. M.; Mu, R.; Flandin, L.; Schuele, D. E.; Baer, E.; Zhu, L. Interfacial Polarization and Layer Thickness Effect on Electrical Insulation in Multilayered Polysulfone/Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Films Polymer 2014, 55, 8-14 10.1016/j.polymer.2013.11.042
28. Yang, L.; Ho, J.; Allahyarov, E.; Mu, R.; Zhu, L. Semicrystalline Structure-Dielectric Property Relationship and Electrical Conduction in a Biaxially Oriented Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Film under High Electric Fields and High Temperatures ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7, 19894-19905 10.1021/acsami.5b02944
29. Blythe, A. R.; Bloor, D. Electrical Properties of Polymers, 2 nd ed.; Cambridge University Press: New York, 2005.
30. Boashash, B. Time Frequency Signal Analysis and Processing: A Comprehensive Reference, 1 st ed.; Elsevier: Boston, 2003.
31. Lovinger, A. J. Ferroelectric Polymers Science 1983, 220, 1115-1121 10.1126/science.220.4602.1115
32. Tashiro, K. Crystal Structure and Phase Transition of PVDF and Related Copolymers. In Ferroelectric Polymers: Chemistry, Physics, and Applications, 1 st ed.; Nalwa, H. S., Ed.; Marcel Dekker: New York, 1995; Chapter 2, pp 63-182.
33. Li, M.; Wondergem, H. J.; Spijkman, M. J.; Asadi, K.; Katsouras, I.; Blom, P. W. M.; de Leeuw, D. M. Revisiting the δ-Phase of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) for Solution-Processed Ferroelectric Thin Films Nat. Mater. 2013, 12, 433-438 10.1038/nmat3577
34. Guan, F.; Wang, J.; Pan, J.; Wang, Q.; Zhu, L. Effects of Polymorphism and Crystallite Size on Dipole Reorientation in Poly(vinylidene fluoride) and Its Random Copolymers Macromolecules 2010, 43, 6739-6748 10.1021/ma101062j
35. Guan, F.; Wang, J.; Yang, L.; Tseng, J.-K.; Han, K.; Wang, Q.; Zhu, L. Confinement-Induced High-Field Antiferroelectric-like Behavior in a Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene-co-chlorotrifluoroethylene)-graft-polystyrene Graft Copolymer Macromolecules 2011, 44, 2190-2199 10.1021/ma102910v
36. Tsang, C. H.; Shin, F. G. Simulation of Nonlinear Dielectric Properties of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Based on the Preisach Model J. Appl. Phys. 2003, 93, 2861-2865 10.1063/1.1524021
37. Kremer, F.; Schönhals, A. Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy; Springer: New York, 2003.
38. Karasawa, N.; Goddard, W. A., III Force Fields, Structures, and Properties of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Crystals Macromolecules 1992, 25, 7268-7281 10.1021/ma00052a031