Electric Field-Induced Changes in Odd-Numbered Nylons

Abstract

Most studies of ferroelectricity and piezoelectricity in polymers have been directed towards poly(vinylidene fluoride) and its copolymers. A long series of investigations in our laboratory of the odd-numbered nylons has culminated in the discovery that these polymers are also ferroelectric and piezoelectric. These studies are important not only to test the generality of the phenomena discovered in poly(vinylidine fluoride), but to examine the effect of hydrogen bonding on ferroelectricity and piezoelectricity in polymers. One important result of this work was the discovery of a mechanism to stabilize the piezoelectric activity of these hydrogen bonded polymers to the melting point

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA278003

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  • B. A. Newman
  • J. I. Scheinbeim

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  • Rutgers University–New Brunswick

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Structure
  • Current Density
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Ferroelectricity
  • Fluorides
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Melting
  • Melting Point
  • Phase Transformations
  • Piezoelectricity
  • Polymers
  • Transition Temperature
  • X-Ray Diffraction

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  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems