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Influence of the Crystallisation Kinetics on the Microstructural Properties of α-PVDF

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Marco Pinto Silva ,
Vitor Sencadas ,
Anabela G Rolo ,
Gabriela Botelho ,
Ana Vera Machado  and
Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez
Marco Pinto Silva
Affiliation:
Universidade do Minho, Physics, Campus de Gualtar,, Braga, 4710-058, Portugal
Vitor Sencadas
Affiliation:
vsencadas@fisica.uminho.pt, Universidade do Minho, Fisica, Campus de Gualtar,, Braga, 4710-058, Portugal
Anabela G Rolo
Affiliation:
arolo@fisica.uminho.pt, Universidade do Minho, Fisica, Campus de Gualtar,, Braga, 4710-058, Portugal
Gabriela Botelho
Affiliation:
gbotelho@quimica.uminho.pt, Universidade do Minho, Quimica, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, 4710-058, Portugal
Ana Vera Machado
Affiliation:
avm@dep.uminho.pt, Universidade do Minho, Engenharia de Polímeros, Campus de Azurem, Guimarães, 4800-057, Portugal
Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez
Affiliation:
lanceros@fisica.uminho.pt, Universidade do Minho, Fisica, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, 4710-058, Portugal
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Abstract

The kinetics of the isothermal crystallization from the melt at different crystallisation temperatures and the melting behaviour of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) in the alpha phase has been investigated. The variation of the microstructure of the samples crystallized at different temperatures was monitored with time by Optical Microscopy. The correlation between microstructure and kinetic parameters allows the tailoring of the microstructure by choosing the crystallisation conditions of the samples. Raman and Infrared Transmission Spectroscopy also show the appearance of the γ-phase for higher crystallisation temperatures. The influence of the crystallisation kinetics on the degree of crystallinity of the samples will be also presented and discussed.

Keywords

polymercalorimetryferroelectricity
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 949: Symposium C – Smart Dielectric Polymer Properties, Characterization and Their Devices , 2006 , 0949-C03-21
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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