Fabrication and Optical Properties of Transparent P(VDF-TrFE) Ultrathin Films
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Films Preparation
2.3. Characterization
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Deposition Mechanism of Ultrathin Films
3.2. Structure and Surface Morphology
3.3. Optical Properties
3.3.1. FTIR Spectroscopy
3.3.2. UV-Vis Spectroscopy
3.3.3. Optical Constants
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Collapse Pressure (mN/m) | Surface Pressure for Dipping (mN/m) | Solvent | Solution Concentration | Dipping Mode | Reference |
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60–70 | 15 | DMF | 0.01 wt%P(VDF-TrFE) | Horizontal | This article |
6 | 15 | DMSO | 0.01 wt%P(VDF-TrFE) | Horizontal | 38 |
5–20 | 5 | DMSO | 0.01 wt%P(VDF-TrFE) | Horizontal | 49 |
60 | 40 | DMF | 0.1 wt%-PVDF | Y | 40 |
-- | 5 | DMF | P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) 0.01wt% | Horizontal | 50 |
Number of ML | Fitting Parameters | |||||
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An | Bn | Cn | Ak | Bk | Ck | |
30 | 1.5978 | 0.1476 | 0.0309 | 0.1178 | 0 | 0 |
60 | 1.4736 | −0.1022 | 0.0226 | 0.1382 | 0 | 0 |
160 | 1.5499 | 0.0286 | 0.0043 | 0.1601 | 0.7523 | 0 |
200 | 1.443 | 0.0074 | 0.0092 | 0.0124 | 0 | 0 |
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Liu, Y.; Liu, W.-G.; Lin, D.-B.; Niu, X.-L.; Zhou, S.; Zhang, J.; Ge, S.-B.; Zhu, Y.-C.; Meng, X.; Chen, Z.-L. Fabrication and Optical Properties of Transparent P(VDF-TrFE) Ultrathin Films. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 588. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12040588
Liu Y, Liu W-G, Lin D-B, Niu X-L, Zhou S, Zhang J, Ge S-B, Zhu Y-C, Meng X, Chen Z-L. Fabrication and Optical Properties of Transparent P(VDF-TrFE) Ultrathin Films. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(4):588. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12040588
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Yong, Wei-Guo Liu, Da-Bin Lin, Xiao-Ling Niu, Shun Zhou, Jin Zhang, Shao-Bo Ge, Ye-Chuan Zhu, Xiao Meng, and Zhi-Li Chen. 2022. "Fabrication and Optical Properties of Transparent P(VDF-TrFE) Ultrathin Films" Nanomaterials 12, no. 4: 588. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12040588