Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Relationships of Polymeric Structure and Properties pp 81–87Cite as

Charging and charge-detection methods and their use in the characterization of polymer-electret materials

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:

Part of the book series: Progress in Colloid & Polymer Science ((PROGCOLLOID,volume 78))

Abstract

Recently developed methods for charging and investigating polymer electrets are described and discussed in view of their use for the characterization of the respective sample material. Surface charging with electron beams of relatively low energies may be used to achieve positive charging and to determine the secondary-electron emission yield of the specimen. Laser-induced pressure pulses permit the scanning of charge and polarization profiles as well as the measurement of ultrasonic velocity and attenuation. Poling of piezoelectric polymer electrets may be performed by several techniques including electron-beam charging which leads to polarization zones of predetermined thickness inside the samples; poling-current measurements can be utilized to estimate the ferroelectric polarization in the samples and to model the feroelectric-switching behavior of the dipoles.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  1. Sessler GM (ed) (1987) Electrets 2nd Enlarged Edition. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg New York

    Google Scholar 

  2. Hilczer B, Malecki J (1986) Electrets. Elsevier, Amsterdam

    Google Scholar 

  3. Sessler GM (1982) Charge Storage. In: Mort J, Pfister G (eds) Electronic Properties of Polymers. John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp 59–107

    Google Scholar 

  4. Wada Y (1982) Piezoelectricity and Pyroelectricity. In: Mort J, Pfister G (eds) Electronic Properties of Polymers. John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp 109–160

    Google Scholar 

  5. Lovinger AJ (1982) Poly(vinylidene fluoride). In: Bassett DC (ed) Developments in crystalline polymers — 1. Applied Science Publishers, London, pp 195–273

    Google Scholar 

  6. Gross B (1986) IEEE Trans Electr Insul EI-21:249

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. von Seggern H (1986) IEEE Trans Electr Insul EI-21:281

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Lewiner J (1986) IEEE Trans Electr Insul EI-21:351

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Sessler GM, Gerhard-Multhaupt R (1984) Radiat Phys Chem 23:363

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Rozno AG, Gromov VV (1986) IEEE Trans Electr Insul EI-21:417

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Gerhard-Multhaupt R (1987) Ferroelectrics 75:385

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Gerhard-Multhaupt R (1987) IEEE Trans Electr Insul EI-22:531

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. Sessler GM, Gerhard-Multhaupt R (eds) (1985) Proc 5th Intern Symp Electrets, IEEE, New York; Das-Gupta DK, Pattullo AW (eds) (1988) Proc 6th Intern Symp Electrets, IEEE, New York

    Google Scholar 

  14. Lang SB (1981) Ferroelectrics 32:191; (1981) 34:239; (1982) 45:283; (1982) 46:51; (1983) 47:259; (1984) 61:157; (1985) 62:259; (1986) 67:223; (1987) 74:109

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. Gross B, von Seggern H, West JE (1984) J Appl Phys 56:2333

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. von Seggern H (1985) IEEE trans Nucl Sci NS-32:1503

    Google Scholar 

  17. Gross B, von Seggern H, Berraissoul A (1987) IEEE Trans Electr Insul EI-22:23

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. Sessler GM, West JE, Gerhard R (1981) Polym Bull 6:109

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  19. Sessler GM, West JE, Gerhard R (1982) Phys Rev Lett 48:563

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  20. Sessler GM, West JE, Gerhard-Multhaupt R, von Seggern H (1982) IEEE Trans Nucl Sci NS-29:1644

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  21. Gerhard-Multhaupt R (1983) Phys Rev B 27:2494

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  22. Gerhard-Multhaupt R, Sessler GM, West JE, Holdik K, Haardt M, Eisenmenger W (1984) J Appl Phys 55:2769

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  23. Sessler GM, Gerhard-Multhaupt R, West JE, von Seggern H (1985) J Appl Phys 58:119

    Article  Google Scholar 

  24. Sessler GM, Gerhard-Multhaupt R, von Seggern H, West JE (1986) IEEE trans Electr Insul EI-21:411

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  25. Wang TT, von Seggern H, West JE, Keith HD (1984) Ferroelectrics 61:249

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  26. von Seggern H, Wang TT (1984) J Appl Phys 56:2448

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. Gross B, Gerhard-Multhaupt R, Berraissoul A, Sessler GM (1987) J Appl Phys 62:1429

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  28. Fukada E, Sessler GM, West JE, Berraissoul A, Günther P (1987) J Appl Phys 62:3643

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  29. Berraissoul A, Sessler GM (1987) unpublished results

    Google Scholar 

  30. Eisenmenger W, Haardt M (1982) Solid State Commun 41:917

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  31. Gerhard-Multhaupt R, Haardt M, Eisenmenger W, Sessler GM (1983) J Phys D: Appl Phys 16:2247

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  32. Holdik K, Eisenmenger W (1985) Charge and polarization dynamics in polymer films. In Proc 5th Intern Symp Electrets, IEEE, New York, pp 553–558

    Google Scholar 

  33. Sessler GM, Gerhard-Multhaupt R, West JE (1983) Nodestructive determination of ultrasonic velocity and absorption in thin dielectrics by laser-induced pressure pulses. In Proc 11th Intern Congr Acoust Vol 2, GALF, Paris, pp 195–198

    Google Scholar 

  34. Gerhard-Multhaupt R, Sessler GM, West JE (1985) Ultrasonic velocity and absorption in thin polymer films. In Conf Proc Ultrason Intern 85, Butterworth, Guildford, Surrey, pp 317–322

    Google Scholar 

  35. Sessler GM, Gerhard-Multhaupt R, West JE (1986) Ultrasonic attenuation in the thickness direction of thin polymer films at frequencies up to 1 GHz. In Proc 12th Intern Congr Acoust Vol 2, Toronto, pp G7-5

    Google Scholar 

  36. Gerhard-Multhaupt R (1984) Polarisation of poly(vinylidene fluoride). In Proc 4th Intern Conf Diel Mater Meas Appl, IEE Conf Publ 239:53

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  37. Gross B, Giacometti JA, Leal Ferreira GF, Oliveira Jr. ON (1984) J Appl Phys 56:1487

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  38. Sessler GM, Berraissoul A (1987) Ferro Electrics 76:489

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  39. Gerhard-Multhaupt R, West JE, Sessler GM (1986) unpublished results

    Google Scholar 

  40. Collins RE (1975) Appl Phys Lett 26:675

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  41. Collins RE (1977) Rev Sci Instrum 48:83

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  42. Collins RE (1980) J Appl Phys 51:2973

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  43. Gerhard-Multhaupt R, Xia Z-F, Berraissoul A (1988) Determination of temperature distributions in electret foils. In: Proc 6th Intern Symp Electrets, IEEE, New York, pp 18–22

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Heinrich-Hertz-Institut für Nachrichtentechnik, Einsteinufer 37, D-1000, Berlin 10, F.R.G.

    R. Gerhard-Multhaupt

  2. Institut für Elektroakustik, Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, Merckstr. 25, D-6100, Darmstadt, F.R.G.

    G. M. Sessler

Authors
  1. R. Gerhard-Multhaupt
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. G. M. Sessler
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

I. Chudáček

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1998 Dr. Dietrich Steinkopff Verlag GmbH & Co. KG

About this paper

Cite this paper

Gerhard-Multhaupt, R., Sessler, G.M. (1998). Charging and charge-detection methods and their use in the characterization of polymer-electret materials. In: Chudáček, I. (eds) Relationships of Polymeric Structure and Properties. Progress in Colloid & Polymer Science, vol 78. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0114351

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0114351

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Steinkopff

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-7985-0779-1

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-7985-1691-5

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation