Analysis of the torsion angle distribution of poly(vinylidene fluoride) in the melt
Journal article, 2012

Analysis of the torsion angle distribution of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) structures at temperatures above its melting point is addressed by combining first principles methods, atomistic simulations and laboratory experiments. Amorphous, alpha- and beta-conformations of PVDF structures have been considered. The results from the atomistic simulations as well as the experiments show that there is a larger probability of the PVDF torsions to be near +/- 180 degrees at temperatures above the melting point, which is associated more with the beta-conformation than the alpha-conformation.

vinylidene

fluoride

force-field

beta-Phase PVDF

blends

copolymers

Torsion angle analysis

Poly(vinylidene fluoride)

nanocomposites

molecular-dynamics simulations

polyvinylidene fluoride

crystalline

polymorph

films

Author

K. C. Satyanarayana

University of Borås

M. Bohlen

University of Borås

Anja Lund

Chalmers, Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Polymeric Materials and Composites

Rodney Rychwalski

Chalmers, Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Polymeric Materials and Composites

Kim Bolton

University of Borås

Polymer

0032-3861 (ISSN)

Vol. 53 5 1109-1114

Subject Categories

Materials Engineering

DOI

10.1016/j.polymer.2012.01.014

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