Nanoscale Properties of Piezoelectric Polymers

Dr. Stephen Ducharme
Professor and Vice Chair
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Date:  Tuesday, February 17, 2004
Time:  3:30 p.m.
Place:  105 Othmer Hall

The need for more precisely engineered active materials and for miniaturization of electromechanical systems is driving research into the study and manipulation of piezoelectric material properties at nanoscale dimensions of aproximately 1 nm to 100 nm. This seminar will cover some recent results in this area, highlighting the nanoscale properties of vinylidene fluoride copolymers, which are already in wide use in bulk electromechanical transducers.