Department of Physics and Astronomy: Publications and Other Research
Date of this Version
2010
Abstract
Ferroelectric polymers entail a number of constraints, which together limit the useful compositional variations. These constraints include the following: a stable molecular dipole moment, compact crystal structure, conformational flexibility, and minimal steric hindrance. They are well satisfied by the prototype ferroelectric polymer, polyvinylidene fluoride, and yet almost every other conceivable molecular structure is limited by comparison.
Comments
Published in IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Vol. 17, No. 4; August 2010, pp. 1028-1035. © 2010 IEEE. Used by permission.