Physico-Chemical nanomaterials science

Temperature transformation of the ferroelectric P(VDF-TrFE) copolymer phase structure
Yampolskiy A.L.1, Makarenko O.V.1, Lendiel V.V.1
1 Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
(64/13, Volodymyrs’ka Str., Kyiv 01601, Ukraine) 
E-mail: uv365nm@ukr.net

Charge-sensitive atomic force microscopy is employed to study the structure of P(VDF-TrFE) copolymer deposited onto a thin noble metal layer on glass substrate. This material is known for its ferroelectric properties and is attractive for variety of modern applications.
P(VDF-TrFE) can exist in four conformations, and the ferroelectric properties are most pronounced in the β-phase, which is of interest [1]. The effect of thermal annealing on the structure of such polymers is studied. 

1.	Furukawa T. Structure and functional properties of ferroelectric polymers// Advances in Colloid and Interface Science.-1997.-71-72.-P. 183-208.