Abstract
A calculation of the free energy of both the polar and nonpolar forms of phase-II poly(vinylidene fluoride) has been performed by means of a generalized mean-field approximation. The results show the nonpolar form to be lower in free energy than the polar form, and provide a good estimate of the critical electric field necessary to cause the recently observed, nonpolar-polar phase transition in this material.
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