Local piezoelectric response of single poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun fibers

Authors

Vitor Sencadas, University of WollongongFollow
Clarisse Ribeiro, University of Minho
I K. Bdikin, University of Aveiro
A L. Kholkin, University of Aveiro
Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez, University of Minho

RIS ID

99238

Publication Details

Sencadas, V., Ribeiro, C., Bdikin, I. K., Kholkin, A. L. & Lanceros-Méndez, S. (2012). Local piezoelectric response of single poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun fibers. Physica Status Solidi A: Applications and Materials Science, 209 (12), 2605-2609.

Abstract

It is shown that electrospun poly(vynilidene fluoride) nanofibers are fully poled right after preparation and show β-phase contents of ∼70%, therefore being able to be implemented into electroactive devices without further processing steps. Further, the local piezoelectric properties of individual electrospun fibers have been studied by piezoresponse force microscopy. Piezoelectric response, polarization switching, and nanoscale patterning of the fibers have been demonstrated.