Eb. Burdakova et Vv. Yakushev, RESIDUAL POLARIZATION AND PIEZOELECTRIC P ROPERTIES OF POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE), Vysokomolekularnye soedinenia. Seria A, 39(3), 1997, pp. 552-555
Electric polarization of oriented PVC films was studied under conditio
ns of over-breakdown electric fields and elevated temperatures. The ma
ximum electric field strength E-p = 360 kV/mm was reached with the aid
of a special low-conductivity spacer, which limited the leak current
and prevented development of local breakdowns in the samples. Samples
with high values of the residual polarization (P-r = 1.65 mu C/cm(2))
and piezoelectric modulus d(33) = 6-7 pC/N) were obtained.