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Title: Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) Analysis of Ferroelectric Response of PVDF-Based Copolymer and Terpolymer

Abstract

In poly(vinylidene difluoride) (PVDF)-based polymers, the alignment of dipoles of the crystalline $$β$$ phase with alltrans conformations is responsible for ferroelectricity; however, there is a lack of direct spectroscopic evidence for this phenomenon. We report in situ monitoring of the molecular orientations associated with ferroelectric responses of PVDF-based polymers using vibrational sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy. The orientation of CH2 groups with respect to the -(CH2CF2)n- chain axis of the poled $$β$$ domains in a PVDF copolymer was determined from the SFG dependence of an uniaxially aligned sample on the laser polarization and azimuthal angle. The relative intensities of CH2 symmetric and asymmetric stretch modes as well as their total intensities revealed the transformation of the all-trans conformation domains during the electrical poling of PVDF based co- and terpolymer films.

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  1. Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Research Inst.
  2. Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
  3. Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
  4. Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Materials Research Inst., and Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
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Research Org.:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation (CLSF)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1388295
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0001090
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Macromolecules
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 50; Journal Issue: 7; Related Information: CLSF partners with Pennsylvania State University (lead); North Carolina State University; University of Rhode Island; Virginia Tech University; Journal ID: ISSN 0024-9297
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; biofuels (including algae and biomass); bio-inspired; membrane; carbon sequestration; materials and chemistry by design; synthesis (self-assembly)

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Chae, Inseok, Ahmed, Saad, Atitallah, Hassene Ben, Luo, Jiawei, Wang, Qing, Ounaies, Zoubeida, and Kim, Seong H. Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) Analysis of Ferroelectric Response of PVDF-Based Copolymer and Terpolymer. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00188.
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Chae, Inseok, Ahmed, Saad, Atitallah, Hassene Ben, Luo, Jiawei, Wang, Qing, Ounaies, Zoubeida, & Kim, Seong H. Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) Analysis of Ferroelectric Response of PVDF-Based Copolymer and Terpolymer. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00188
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Chae, Inseok, Ahmed, Saad, Atitallah, Hassene Ben, Luo, Jiawei, Wang, Qing, Ounaies, Zoubeida, and Kim, Seong H. Mon . "Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) Analysis of Ferroelectric Response of PVDF-Based Copolymer and Terpolymer". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00188. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1388295.
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@article{osti_1388295,
title = {Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) Analysis of Ferroelectric Response of PVDF-Based Copolymer and Terpolymer},
author = {Chae, Inseok and Ahmed, Saad and Atitallah, Hassene Ben and Luo, Jiawei and Wang, Qing and Ounaies, Zoubeida and Kim, Seong H.},
abstractNote = {In poly(vinylidene difluoride) (PVDF)-based polymers, the alignment of dipoles of the crystalline $β$ phase with alltrans conformations is responsible for ferroelectricity; however, there is a lack of direct spectroscopic evidence for this phenomenon. We report in situ monitoring of the molecular orientations associated with ferroelectric responses of PVDF-based polymers using vibrational sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy. The orientation of CH2 groups with respect to the -(CH2CF2)n- chain axis of the poled $β$ domains in a PVDF copolymer was determined from the SFG dependence of an uniaxially aligned sample on the laser polarization and azimuthal angle. The relative intensities of CH2 symmetric and asymmetric stretch modes as well as their total intensities revealed the transformation of the all-trans conformation domains during the electrical poling of PVDF based co- and terpolymer films.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00188},
journal = {Macromolecules},
number = 7,
volume = 50,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Mar 20 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Mon Mar 20 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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