Enhanced dielectric and ferroelectric properties in the artificial polymer multilayers

  • X. L. Zhao
  • , J. L. Wang
  • , B. L. Liu
  • , B. B. Tian
  • , Y. H. Zou
  • , S. Sun
  • , J. L. Sun
  • , X. J. Meng
  • , J. H. Chu

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Abstract

Multilayers consisting of alternating ferroelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE)) copolymer and relaxor poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene-chlorofloroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE-CFE)) terpolymer with different periodicities in thickness were prepared. A superlattice-like structure is shown in the polymer multilayer as the periodic thickness is lower than a critical value. The dielectric constant of the multilayer with a small periodic thickness is two times higher than that of the P(VDF-TrFE) copolymer over a temperature range between 300 K and 350 K. The multilayer also shows a good ferroelectricity in the same temperature range. The enhanced electrical properties of the multilayers are due to the long-range ferroelectric coupling.

Original languageEnglish
Article number082903
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume104
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Feb 2014
Externally publishedYes

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