2020/09/30 by V. I. Egorov, V. Egorov, Olga Maksimova +17 · 4 citations
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Condensed matter physics #Deformation (meteorology) #Dielectric #Electric field #Ferroelectric polymers #Ferroelectricity #Geometry #Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies #Monte Carlo method #Nuclear magnetic resonance #Physical chemistry #Physics #Polarization (electrochemistry) #Polymer #Quantum mechanics #Statistical physics #Structural Analysis and Optimization #Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids #cond-mat.soft
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.physleta.2021.127230
published in Physics Letters A 396, 127230 (Elsevier BV) · 13 pages, 5 figures
arxiv created 2021/01/28 · openalex publication_date 2021/02/17 · arxiv updated 2021/03/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) is a ferroelectric polymer characterized by negative strain along the direction of the applied electric field. However, the electromechanical response mechanism of PVDF remains unclear due to the complexity of the hierarchical structure across the length scales. In this letter, we employ the Finsler geometry model as a new solution to the aforementioned problem and demonstrate that the deformations observed through Monte Carlo simulations on 3D tetrahedral lattices are nearly identical to those of real PVDF. Specifically, the simulated mechanical deformation and polarization are similar to those observed experimentally.