Magnetoelectric CoFe2O4/polyvinylidene fluoride electrospun nanofibres.
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Authors
Gonçalves, R
Martins, P
Moya, X
Sencadas, V
Abstract
Magnetoelectric 0-1 composites comprising CoFe2O4 (CFO) nanoparticles in a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) polymer-fibre matrix have been prepared by electrospinning. The average diameter of the electrospun composite fibres is ∼325 nm, independent of the nanoparticle content, and the amount of the crystalline polar β phase is strongly enhanced when compared to pure PVDF polymer fibres. The piezoelectric response of these electroactive nanofibres is modified by an applied magnetic field, thus evidencing the magnetoelectric character of the CFO/PVDF 0-1 composites.
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0912 Materials Engineering
Journal Title
Nanoscale
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Journal ISSN
2040-3364
2040-3372
2040-3372
Volume Title
7
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
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Sponsorship
The Royal Society (uf120210)
This work was supported by FEDER through the COMPETE Program and
by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) in the
framework of the Strategic Project PEST C/FIS/UI607/2014 and
PTDC/CTM NAN/112574/2009. R. G., P. M., V. S., G. B. and S. L. M.
acknowledge support from “Matepro – Optimizing Materials and
Processes” (ref. NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000037), co funded by
“Programa Operacional Regional do Norte” (ON.2 – O Novo Norte,
QREN, FEDER). P. M. and R. Gonçalves acknowledges also support from
FCT (SFRH/BPD/96227/2013 and SFRH/BD/88397/2012 grants
respectively). X. M. acknowledges support from the Ramón y Cajal (RYC)
Programme (Spanish MEC) and the Royal Society.