title: A modular approach to ferroelectric polymers with chemically tunable curie temperatures and dielectric constants.
abstract: We present a modular approach toward poly(vinylidene fluoride)-based ferroelectric fluoropolymers with high dielectric constants. This strategy is based on a two-step reaction, including the copolymerization of vinylidene fluoride and chlorotrifluoroethylene and a subsequent hydrogenation reaction. The chemical structures and compositions of the resulting polymers can be precisely controlled, leading to tunable Curie temperatures and dielectric constants and a systematical study of structure-property correlations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
authors.forename: Yingying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Claude
authors.forename: Bret
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Neese
authors.forename: Qiming
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang