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Dielectric, TSC and Electromechanical Measurements on some Prospective NLO Polymers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Paul L. Carr ,
Geoff R. Davies  and
Ian M. Ward
Paul L. Carr
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Geoff R. Davies
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Ian M. Ward
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Abstract

The pyroelectric coefficients of a range of polymers with a methacrylate backbone and nitrostilbene or nitrobipheny mesogens attached by a 3 or 6 carbon spacer have been measured in order to assess the efficiency of the poling process. It is found that the response is much lower than the guest-host system MNA in PMMA, suggesting that the polar mesogens pack anti-parallel and that this alignment is not broken by the applied field.

These strong interactions also provide an explanation for the absence of the β relaxation process in the experimental polymers and therefore the brittle nature of the films. They may also explain the stability of the polarisation achieved.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 175: Symposium S – Multifunctional Materials , 1989 , 289
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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