Park, YJ Kang, YS Park, CM 2024-01-21T05:06:07Z 2024-01-21T05:06:07Z 2021-09-03 2005-05 0014-3057 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/136509 Micropatterning of a semicrystalline poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) solution was performed by a temperature controlled capillary micromolding where the rate of solvent evaporation was controlled by substrate temperature. In order to choose proper solvents for micropatterning, we have investigated the Solubility of PVDF in various organic solvents and crystal structures of the PVDF bulk films cast from the solvents. The films prepared from the polar solvents such as dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) dominantly showed 7 type crystals regardless of preparation temperature, while the films from tetrahydrofuran (THF) exhibit alpha type crystals and the ones from acetone and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) show the characteristics of both alpha- and gamma-PVDF. The quality of rnicropatterns and shapes of the PVDF crystals in the patterns significantly depend on solvent evaporation rates. Micropatterns of PVDF formed in DMF at 120 degrees C showed the best uniformity in shape. Crystals of the PVDF nucleated at the center regions of microchannels tended to be elongated with the b-axis of gamma-PVDF crystals along the channels as the concentration of the solution decreased. In contrast, crystals nucleated at the corner regions of the channels had their b-axis oriented perpendicular to the channels. In line patterns with the width of 2 pm, the corner nucleated crystals were dominant and a resulting bamboo-like crystalline microstructure was observed in which the b-axis of gamma-PVDF crystals, fast growth direction, is oriented normal to the microchannels. The crystal structures of the bulk films and the micropatterns were characterized by X-ray diffractometer, Fourier transform infrared spectroscope in Attenuated Total Reflection mode, Polarized Optical and Scanning Electron Microscope. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. English PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD BETA-PHASE CRYSTALLIZATION PIEZOELECTRICITY LITHOGRAPHY ORIENTATION TEMPERATURE TRANSITION CRYSTALS SPECTRA FORMS Micropatterning of semicrystalline poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) solutions Article 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2004.11.022 1 EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL, v.41, no.5, pp.1002 - 1012 EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL 41 5 1002 1012 scie scopus 000228101500015 2-s2.0-14544308843 Polymer Science Polymer Science Article BETA-PHASE CRYSTALLIZATION PIEZOELECTRICITY LITHOGRAPHY ORIENTATION TEMPERATURE TRANSITION CRYSTALS SPECTRA FORMS solution micromolding semicrystalline polymer orientation