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Relaxor-ferroelectric vinylidene fluoride (VDF)-based terpolymers have attracted increased attention for industrial applications because of their large dielectric constants, low voltage operation for nonvolatile memory, and energy storage capabilities. However, the origin of the relaxor ferroelectricity of VDF-based terpolymers is still under investigation. Here, we investigate the ferroelectric behaviour of thin films of terpolymers of VDF, trifluoroethylene (TrFE), and chlorofluoroethylene (CFE) (P(VDF-TrFE-CFE)) and terpolymers of VDF, TrFE, and chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) (P(VDF-TrFE-CTFE)) using switching current – electric field (I-E) loop measurements. I-E loop measurements have substantial advantages because they directly provide information regarding the independent switching behaviour of dipoles. We show that the I-E loops of P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) are the summation of three pairs of Gaussian peak functions. Moreover, we provide definite proof of the presence of double hysteresis loop-like antiferroelectric behaviour and relaxor-ferroelectricity in the nanodomains of the dipoles when applying positive or negative sinusoidal electric fields to the sample films.

Re-evaluation of the origin of relaxor ferroelectricity in vinylidene fluoride terpolymers: An approach using switching current measurements