title: Thermal, dielectrical and mechanical response of α and β-poly(vinilydene fluoride)/Co-MgO nanocomposites.
abstract: Nanocomposites of the self-forming core-shell Co-MgO nanoparticles, which were of approximately 100 nm in diameter, and poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) polymer have been prepared. When the polymer is crystallized in the α-phase, the introduction of the nanoparticles leads to nucleation of the γ-phase of PVDF, increasing also the melting temperature of the polymer. With the introduction of the Co-MgO particles, the dielectric constant of the material slightly increases and the storage modulus decreases with respect to the values obtained for the pure polymer.
authors.affiliation: IPC - Institute for Polymers and Composites, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal. antonio.vieito@dep.uminho.pt.
authors.forename: Antonio José
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Paleo
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martínez-Boubeta
authors.forename: Lluís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Balcells
authors.forename: Carlos Miguel
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Vitor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sencadas
authors.forename: Senentxu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lanceros-Mendez