Organotin piezo- and pyroelectric polymer films. [Synthesis, glass transition, and piezo- and pyroelectric activity]

Conference · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5961710

Liepins, R; Timmons, M L; Morosoff, N; Surles, J

The synthesis of a new class of piezo- and pyroelectrically active materials of various co- and terpolymers of tributylin methacrylate (TBTM) and trimethyltin methacrylate (TMTM) is described. A description of sample preparation, poling techniques, and measurement system is given in some detail. Films of the various polymer compositions were evaluated for tin current, glass transition temperature (Tg), crystallinity or ordering of the amorphous phase and piezo- and pytoelectric activity. Experimental results on 25 to 30 mol% TBTM/methyl methacrylate copolymers, which possessed good piezoelectric activity, antifouling properties and paint-formulation characteristics, are discussed in detail. Solvent-induced orientation effects that lead to piezoelectric activity in amorphous, unpoled, polymers are also described.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); RTI International, Durham, NC (United States); North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill (USA). School of Pharmacy
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5961710
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-83-949; CONF-830814-1; ON: DE83009903
• Resource Relation: Conference: 186. national meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, USA, 28 Aug 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ANTIFOULANTS
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
PAINTS
ADDITIVES
POLYMERS
TIN COMPOUNDS
CRYSTAL-PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
FILMS
ORGANIC SOLVENTS
PIEZOELECTRICITY
PYROELECTRIC EFFECT
SYNTHESIS
COATINGS
ELECTRICITY
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
SOLVENTS
360400* - Polymers & Plastics- (-1987)