Significant enhancement of the electroactive β-phase of PVDF by incorporating hydrothermally synthesized copper oxide nanoparticles
- 23 November 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in RSC Advances
- Vol. 5 (127) , 105422-105434
Abstract
The influence of copper oxide nanoparticles on the polymorphism of PVDF is systematically investigated. Strong interfacial interactions between the negative nanoparticle surface and positive –CH 2 dipoles of PVDF enhance the electroactive β-phase.Keywords
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