Comparison of the electronic structure of two polymers with strong dipole ordering

Jie Xiao, Luis G. Rosa, Matt Poulsen, D. Q. Feng, D. Sahadeva Reddy, James M. Takacs, Lei Cai, Jiandi Zhang, Stephen Ducharme, P. A. Dowben

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Abstract

Two different polymers, with large local electric dipoles, are compared: copolymers of polyvinylidene fluoride with trifluoroethylene [P(VDF-TrFE, 70%:30%)] and polymethylvinylidenecyanide (PMVC). While the different local point group symmetries play a key role, both crystalline polymers exhibit intra-molecular band structure, though the Brillouin zone critical points differ.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)L155-L161
JournalJournal of Physics Condensed Matter
Volume18
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 5 2006

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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