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 1109-1114Subject Categories
Materials Engineering
DOI
10.1016/j.polymer.2012.01.014