Polarization of Poly (Vinylidene Fluoride) and Poly (Vinylidene Fluoride-Trifluoroethylene) Thin Films Revealed by Emission Spectroscopy with Computational Simulation during Phase Transition
Journal of Applied Physics 2012
Vladimir Bystrov, Anna Bystrova, Ekaterina Paramonova, Jurijs Dehtjars, Robert Pullar, Aleksejs Kataševs, Natalia Polyaka, Alla Sapronova, Vladimir Fridkin, Herbert Kleim, Andrei Kholkin

The electronic structure and self-polarization of P(VDF-TrFE) Langmuir-Blodgett nanofilms were analyzed under temperature-driven phase transitions, according to their thickness, composition, and structural conformation. Both thermo-stimulated exoelectron emission (TSEE) spectroscopy and computational simulation, including quantum-chemical calculations from first principles, were carried out. PVDF and composite P(VDF-TrFE) (70:30) molecular chains as Trans and Gauche conformers, as well as crystal cells, were modeled for these TSEE analyses. The quantum-chemical calculations and the computational simulation were based on the density functional theory (DFT) as well as semi-empirical (PM3) methods. It was demonstrated that the energy of electron states, as well as the total energies of the studied P(VDF-TrFE) molecular clusters during phase transformation, is influenced by electron work function and electron affinity. Analysis was performed by combining TSEE experimental data with the computational data of the molecular models, demonstrating the effectiveness of this joint approach. For the first time, TSEE was used for contactless measurements of nanofilm polarization, and characterization of the phase transition. The proposed new method can be widely applied in nanobiomedicine, particularly in development of new bone bio-implants, including built-in sensors (new smart nanotechnology).


Atslēgas vārdi
polarization vinulidene fluoride, fluoride-trifluiriehylene, spectroscopy
DOI
10.1063/1.4721373
Hipersaite
http://jap.aip.org/resource/1/japiau/v111/i10/p104113_s1?isAuthorized=no

Bystrov, V., Bystrova, A., Paramonova, E., Dehtjars, J., Pullar, R., Kataševs, A., Polyaka, N., Sapronova, A., Fridkin, V., Kleim, H., Kholkin, A. Polarization of Poly (Vinylidene Fluoride) and Poly (Vinylidene Fluoride-Trifluoroethylene) Thin Films Revealed by Emission Spectroscopy with Computational Simulation during Phase Transition. Journal of Applied Physics, 2012, Vol.111, Iss.10, 104113.-104113.lpp. ISSN 0021-8979. Pieejams: doi:10.1063/1.4721373

Publikācijas valoda
English (en)
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