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Micropatterning of the Ferroelectric Phase in a Poly(vinylidene difluoride) Film by Plasmonic Heating with Gold Nanocages.

ABSTRACT: Polymer thin films with patterned ferroelectric domains are attractive for a broad range of applications, including the fabrication of tactile sensors, infrared detectors, and non-volatile memories. Herein, we report the use of gold nanocages (AuNCs) as plasmonic nanostructures to induce a ferroelectric-paraelectric phase transition in a poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) thin film by leveraging its photothermal effect. This technique allows us to generate patterned domains of ferroelectric PVDF within just a few seconds. The incorporation of AuNCs significantly enhances the pyroelectric response of the ferroelectric film under near-infrared irradiation. We also demonstrate the use of such patterned ferroelectric films for near-infrared sensing/imaging.

SUBMITTER: Li J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5168801 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Micropatterning of the Ferroelectric Phase in a Poly(vinylidene difluoride) Film by Plasmonic Heating with Gold Nanocages.

Li Jianhua J Yang Miaoxin M Sun Xiaojun X Yang Xuan X Xue JiaJia J Zhu Chunlei C Liu Hong H Xia Younan Y

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20160726 44

Polymer thin films with patterned ferroelectric domains are attractive for a broad range of applications, including the fabrication of tactile sensors, infrared detectors, and non-volatile memories. Herein, we report the use of gold nanocages (AuNCs) as plasmonic nanostructures to induce a ferroelectric-paraelectric phase transition in a poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) thin film by leveraging its photothermal effect. This technique allows us to generate patterned domains of ferroelectric PVDF w ...[more]

PMID: 27456164

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