Solid-state calculations of poly(vinylidene fluoride) using the hybrid DFT method: spontaneous polarization of polymorphs

Autor: Yoshiyuki Takahashi, Takeo Furukawa, Akira Itoh, Hirofumi Yajima
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Polymer Journal. 46:207-211
ISSN: 1349-0540
0032-3896
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2013.96
Popis: The structures and electronic states in polymorphs (Forms I–IV) of PVDF were calculated by the density functional theory at PBE0/cc-pVTZ level. The calculated lattice constants agreed well with experimental values. Derived electronic and vibrational frequencies corresponded closely with the experimental vXPS and IR/Raman spectra, respectively. The amounts of spontaneous polarization in the polar crystal forms (I, III, and IV) were calculated. Those for Forms III and IV were determined for the first time.
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