A. Horvath et G. Weiser, LINESHAPE OF FIELD MODULATED SPECTRA OF ORDERED AND DISORDERED POLYMERS, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals, 256, 1994, pp. 79-86
Electric field modulated spectra of polymer films are compared with th
ose of single crystals to study the influence of disorder on size and
shape of the effects. The quadratic Stark effect is similar as in crys
tals but reveals even in isotropic films pronounced anisotropy. Disord
ered films show an additional response quadratic with the field but of
second derivative line shape which is interpreted as linear Stark eff
ect due to dipole moments induced by asymmetric boundaries of chain se
gments.