On the origin of the electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride) β-phase nucleation by ferrite nanoparticles via surface electrostatic interactions

Flexible multiferroic 0-3 composite films, comprising NiFe2O4 and CoFe2O4 ferrite nanoparticles in a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) matrix, have been prepared by solvent casting and melt crystallization to investigate the polymer β-phase nucleation mechanism. Infrared spectroscopy confirms the nucle...

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Main Author: Martins, Pedro (author)
Other Authors: Costa, Carlos M. (author), Benelmekki, M. (author), Botelho, Gabriela (author), Lanceros-Méndez, S. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/22696
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/22696