New ferroelectric and piezoelectric polymers

Author

Scheinbeim, J.I. ; Newman, B.A. ; Mei, B.Z. ; Lee, J.W.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

30 Aug-2 Sep 1992

Firstpage

248

Lastpage

249

Abstract

Recent investigations have led to the discovery of a new class of ferroelectric polymers-the odd-numbered nylons. X-ray diffraction and infrared absorbance (Fourier-transform infrared) studies of nylon 11 and nylon 7 films with 3-D orientation (texture) provided an understanding of the polarization process in these polymers. More importantly, these studies led to an electroprocessing technique which allowed for the stabilization of the polarization and, therefore, the piezoelectric response of these odd-numbered nylons to their crystallizatine melting points, which for nylon 5 is ~250°C

Keywords

Fourier transform spectra; X-ray diffraction examination of materials; dielectric polarisation; ferroelectric materials; infrared spectra of organic molecules and substances; melting point; piezoelectric materials; polymer structure; polymers; 250 degC; 3-D orientation; FTIR spectra; X-ray diffraction; crystallizatine melting points; electroprocessing technique; ferroelectric polymers; infrared absorbance; nylon 11; nylon 7 films; odd-numbered nylons; piezoelectric polymers; piezoelectric response; polarization process; stabilization; Annealing; Crystallization; Current density; Ferroelectric materials; Laboratories; Organic light emitting diodes; Piezoelectric polarization; Polymer films; Temperature dependence; Temperature measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Applications of Ferroelectrics, 1992. ISAF '92., Proceedings of the Eighth IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Greenville, SC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0465-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISAF.1992.300677

Filename

300677