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VOLUME 90 (2009) | ISSUE 1 | PAGE 35
Polarization switching kinetics of ferroelectric nanostructures of vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer
PACS: 85.50.-n
Abstract
The polarization switching kinetics of ferroelectric polymer Langmuir-Blodgett films and copolymer nanocrystals (nanomesas) was investigated using piezoresponse force microscopy. The nanocrystals were prepared by self-organization from Langmuir-Blodgett films of a 70% vinylidene fluoride and 30% trifluoroethylene copolymer. The polarization switching time exhibits an exponential dependence on reciprocal voltage and decreases with temperature being consistent with the nucleation switching dynamics.