The polarization switching kinetics of ferroelectric Langmuir–Blodgett films of vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer were investigated by piezoresponse force microscopy with a resolution of . The switching time in response to a localized voltage pulse exhibits an exponential dependence on reciprocal voltage, which is consistent with nucleation-limited switching dynamics.
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