Piotr Mocny, Ting-Chih Lin, Rohan Parekh, Yuqi Zhao, Marek Czarnota, Mateusz Urbańczyk, Carmel Majidi, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) shows excellent chemical and thermal resistance and displays high dielectric strength and unique piezoelectricity, which are enabling for applications in membranes, electric insulators, sensors, or power generators. However, its low polarity and lack of functional groups limit wider applications. While inert, PVDF has been modified by grafting polymer chains by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), albeit via an unclear mechanism, given the strong C-F bonds. Herein, we applied eosin Y and green-light-mediated ATRP to modify PVDF-based materials...
April 23, 2024: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces