화학공학소재연구정보센터
Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Vol.17, No.11, 767-773, 1996
Piezoelectricity of mechanically oriented S*(C)-elastomers
Ferroelectricity and thus piezoelectricity are well known features of low molar mass chiral smectic C (S-c*) liquid crystals. We present a new technique to orientate macroscopically the director as well as the smectic layers of a S-c*-polymer network by applying a suitable mechanical field. The uniform orientation of the network film is checked by X-ray diffraction. According to the phase symmetry electromechanical measurements indicate the existence of a polar axis of the network and the direct as well as the inverse piezoelectric effect is demonstrated.