Metal-organic structures as additives in polyvinylidene fluoride

Abstract

This paper describes the synthesis and characterization of the first-ever combination of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) semi-crystalline polymer and iron-based metallic-organic structures (MOF). The resulting specimens were made in the form of thin fibers. It is assumed that thanks to these additives in the form of nanoparticles, the performance of PVDF nanofibers can be enhanced in the future. Both components can currently be considered as emerging materials. This is the initial successful production and presentation of results obtained by electron microscopy (SEM), Raman spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). These methods provided a basic overview and compared the differences in sample morphology and different phase conformations between a sample with MOF and a sample without MOF.