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Nucleation of electroactive β-phase poly(vinilidene fluoride) with CoFe2O4 and NiFe2O4 nanofillers: a new method for the preparation of multiferroic nanocomposites

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Multiferroic and magnetoelectric materials show enormous potential for technological developments. Multiferroic composites are more attractive for applications due to their enhanced properties with respect to single-phase multiferroic materials. In this paper we report on the nucleation of the electroactive β-phase of poly(vinylidene fluoride), PVDF, by the addition of CoFe2O4 and NiFe2O4 nanoparticles in order to prepare poly(vinylidene fluoride)/ferrite nanocomposite for multiferroic and magnetoelectric applications,. The dispersed ferrite nanofiller particles strongly enhance the nucleation of the β-phase of the polymer matrix. In this way, magnetoelectric polymer nanocomposites can be processed avoiding the usual α- to β-phase transformation by stretching of the polymer matrix.

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    P. Martins & S. Lanceros-Mendez

  2. CeNTI—Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials, Rua Fernando Mesquita 2785, 4760-034, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal

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Martins, P., Costa, C.M. & Lanceros-Mendez, S. Nucleation of electroactive β-phase poly(vinilidene fluoride) with CoFe2O4 and NiFe2O4 nanofillers: a new method for the preparation of multiferroic nanocomposites. Appl. Phys. A 103, 233–237 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-6003-7

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