Correlating the Interfacial Polar-Phase Structure to the Local Chemistry in Ferroelectric Polymer Nanocomposites by Combined Scanning Probe Microscopy  

作　　者：Jiajie Liang Shaojie Wang Zhen Luo Jing Fu Jun Hu Jinliang He Qi Li 

机构地区：[1]State Key Laboratory of Power System,Department of Electrical Engineering,Tsinghua University,Beijing 100084,People’s Republic of China

出　　处：《Nano-Micro Letters》2023年第1期80-93,共14页纳微快报（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51922056 and 51921005).

摘　　要：Ferroelectric polymer nanocomposites possess exceptional electric properties with respect to the two otherwise uniform phases,which is commonly attributed to the critical role of the matrix-particle interfacial region.However,the structure-property correlation of the interface remains unestablished,and thus,the design of ferroelectric polymer nanocompos-ite has largely relied on the trial-and-error method.Here,a strategy that combines multi-mode scanning probe microscopy-based electrical charac-terization and nano-infrared spectroscopy is developed to unveil the local structure-property correlation of the interface in ferroelectric polymer nano-composites.The results show that the type of surface modifiers decorated on the nanoparticles can significantly influence the local polar-phase content and the piezoelectric effect of the polymer matrix surrounding the nano-particles.The strongly coupled polar-phase content and piezoelectric effect measured directly in the interfacial region as well as the computed bonding energy suggest that the property enhancement originates from the formation of hydrogen bond between the surface modifiers and the ferroelectric polymer.It is also directly detected that the local domain size of the ferroelectric polymer can impact the energy level and distribution of charge traps in the interfacial region and eventually influence the local dielectric strength.

关 键 词：INTERFACES Ferroelectric polymers NANOCOMPOSITES Scanning probe microscopy Nano-infrared spectroscopy 

分 类 号：TB33[一般工业技术—材料科学与工程]