US4863648A
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Process for making polarized material
Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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Filing: 1987-06-25
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Granted: 1989-09-05
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Expires: 2007-06-25
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a process for making polarized material by forming a solution of a material capable of being polarized with a polarization solvent which can be removed by evaporation. The material in solution is poled to provide a polarized material which is free or substantially free of mechanically-induced orientation and which polarization is essentially stable up to the crystal melting point of the polar crystals or to softening point of the polarized material if non-crystalline. The polarization solvent can be removed from the solution as desired either to a reduced level or completely, such as during poling or before or after poling.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerry I. Scheinbeim
- 👤 Brian A. Newman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 14:15
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C39/00; B29C39/22; B29C39/42; H; H10; H10N; H10N15/00; H10N15/10; H10N15/15; H10N30/00; H10N30/01; H10N30/04; H10N30/045; H10N30/09; H10N30/098; B29K; B29K2995/00; B29K2995/0018; B29K2995/0034; B29K2995/0037; B29K2995/005; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S310/00; Y10S310/80; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A process for preparing a polarized material which process comprises the following steps: (1) forming a solution of a material capable of being polarized using a polarization solvent which can be removed by evaporation to provide a crystalline or amorphous polarized material which is free or substantially free of mechanically-induced orientation and has mechanical and electromechanical properties isotropic in a plane perpendicular to the poling field direction; (2) forming said solution into a desired shape which is adapted to poling; and (3) subjecting the shaped solution to poling using a poling temperature and an effective DC electric field having an intensity less than the level at which substantial dielectric breakdown of the material occurs, until substantial polarization is attained.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A process for preparing a polarized material which process comprises the following steps: (1) forming a solution of a material capable of being polarized using a polarization solvent which can be removed by evaporation to provide a crystalline or amorphous polarized material which is free or substantially free of mechanically-induced orientation and has mechanical and electromechanical properties isotropic in a plane perpendicular to the poling field direction; (2) forming said solution into a desired shape which is adapted to poling; and (3) subjecting the shaped solution to poling using a poling temperature and an effective DC electric field having an intensity less than the level at which substantial dielectric breakdown of the material occurs, until substantial polarization is attained.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
161 words
A process for preparing a polarized material which process comprises the following steps: (1) forming a solution of a material capable of being polarized using a polarization solvent which can be removed by evaporation to provide a crystalline or amorphous polarized material which is free or substantially free of mechanically-induced orientation and has mechanical and electromechanical properties isotropic in a plane perpendicular to the poling field direction; (2) increasing the concentration of said material in said solution by removal of a portion of said solvent so that said solution has a sufficiently high viscosity to be formed and retained in a desired shape; (3) forming said solution having a portion of said solvent removed into a desired shape which is adapted to poling; (4) subjecting the shaped solution to poling, using a poling temperature and an effective DC electric field having an intensity less than the level at which substantially dielectric breakdown of the material occurs, until substantial polarization is attained.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
161 words
A process for preparing a polarized material which process comprises the following steps: (1) forming a solution of a material capable of being polarized using a polarization solvent which can be removed by evaporation to provide a crystalline or amorphous polarized material which is free or substantially free of mechanically-induced orientation and has mechanical and electromechanical properties isotropic in a plane perpendicular to the poling field direction; (2) increasing the concentration of said material in said solution by removal of a portion of said solvent so that said solution has a sufficiently high viscosity to be formed and retained in a desired shape; (3) forming said solution having a portion of said solvent removed into a desired shape which is adapted to poling; (4) subjecting the shaped solution to poling, using a poling temperature and an effective DC electric field having an intensity less than the level at which substantially dielectric breakdown of the material occurs, until substantial polarization is attained.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process of claim 1 in which the material used is a polarizable amorphous material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process of claim 3 in which an amorphous material is used which has a glass transition temperature near or above which substantial degradation occurs.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process of claim 4 in which the amorphous material used has a glass transition temperature of at least about 200° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process of claim 4 in which the amorphous material used has a glass transition temperature in the range of about 200° C. to about 400° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process of claim 6 in which the amorphous material used is a poly(vinylidene cyanide/vinyl acetate) copolymer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process of claim 1 in which the material used is poly(vinylidene fluoride).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process of claim 1 in which the material used is a vinylidene fluoride copolymer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process of claim 1 in which the material used is poly(vinylidene fluoride/trifluorethylene) copolymer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process of claim 1 in which the material used is poly(vinylidene fluoride/tetrafluoroethylene) copolymer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process of claim 1 in which the effective DC electric field used is provided by corona discharge of by contact with electrodes.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
11 words
A process of claim 12 in which the process is continuous.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
73 words
A process of claim 1 in which the material which is polarized is a material which is a soluble ceramic material or a polymer having polymer units capable of being polarized, selected from the group consisting of vinyl units, vinylidene units, ethylene units, acrylate units, methacrylate units, nylon units, carbonate units, acrylonitrile units, cellulose units, units having fluoro, chloro, amide, ester, cyanide, carbonate, nitrile or ether groups, protein units of combinations thereof .
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