Theory of Structural Phase Transitions in Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)
- 6 August 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 43 (6) , 456-460
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.43.456
Abstract
The statistical mechanics of the polymer poly(vinylidene fluoride) are studied by means of a formalism in which interchain and intrachain forces derived from conformational analysis are combined in a transfer-integral approach through a mean-field approximation. The theory is successful in yielding several observed phases of this material and in predicting the effect of uniaxial stress on the most stable phase.Keywords
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