ISSN:
1435-1536
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Summary Experimental evidence has been obtained for alteration of the molecular organization in polyacrylonitrile which has been given a thermoelectric treatment that creates a persistent electrical polarization. These studies have involved infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffractometry, and their results have been interpreted as suggesting the existence of dipolar clusters in polarized material. These clusters cause polyacrylonitrile chains to adopt a structure which is different from any previously reported for this material. It is suggested that stability of the polarized state of polyacrylonitrile results, in part, from this new molecular organization.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01520713
