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Dielectric Anisotropy in Oriented Poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene)
Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics Edition (1981)
  • C L Choy
  • Kwan H Cheng
  • Bay-Sung Hsu
Abstract

Dielectric measurements between −50 and 60°C have been made on isotropic and oriented samples of poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene) with draw ratios λ of 1 to 3.5 at frequencies ranging from 30 Hz to 1 MHz. For the oriented samples, the dielectric loss has been measured with the electric field normal (εmath image) and parallel (εmath image) to the draw direction. At low frequency (say 60 Hz) the loss data for the oriented samples reveal two peaks at 25 and −5°C, which are associated with the amorphous (γa) and the crystalline (γc) relaxations, respectively. Analysis of these data using a two-phase model yields values for the amorphous orientation function fa which are only about 25 to 60% of those for the crystalline orientation function fc. Upon annealing, the anisotropy εmath image/εmath image at the γa peak decreases significantly while that at the γc peak remains largely unchanged. This implies a roughly unaltered fc and a large decrease in fa, which is consistent with the results of wide-angle x-ray diffraction and birefringence measurements.

Keywords
  • chlorine containing polymers,
  • heat treatment,
  • annealing,
  • mathematical models,
  • optical variables measurement,
  • x-ray analysis,
  • polychlorotrifluoroethylene
Publication Date
June, 1981
Citation Information
Choy, C. L., Cheng, H. K., & Hsu, B.-S. (1981). Dielectric anisotropy in oriented poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene). Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics Edition, 19, 991-1002. doi: 10.1002/pol.1981.180190608