Electroactivity of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Fibers Probed by SPM

Abstract

In this study, the piezoelectric response of the polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) polymer was investigated using piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM), a mode of scanning probe microscopy (SPM). Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was employed to characterize the surface morphology of the PVDF fibers in detail. The signals acquired from the cantilever tip were processed using Nova software, enabling the analysis and comparison of phase and amplitude responses of the probe under varying applied voltages.