A nanocomposite approach to tailor electrocaloric effect in ferroelectric polymer

Xiang Zhong Chen, Xinyu Li, Xiao Shi Qian, Minren Lin, Shan Wu, Qun Dong Shen, Q. M. Zhang

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Abstract

The electrocaloric effect (ECE) is enhanced in ferroelectric relaxor terpolymer poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene-chlorofluoroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE-CFE))/ZrO2 nanocomposites. It was observed that the interface effects between the polymer matrix and nano-fillers enhance the polarization response and provide additional electrocaloric entropy changes. As a consequence, the nanocomposites exhibit a larger ECE than that of the neat terpolymer, i.e., the adiabatic temperature change of the nanocomposite with 3 volume percent of nano-fillers is 120% of that of the neat terpolymer. The results, for the first time, demonstrate that ECE can be tailored and enhanced through nanocomposite approach in the ferroelectric polymers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5299-5302
Number of pages4
JournalPolymer
Volume54
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 6 2013

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry

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