Published February 1996 | Version v1
Journal article

The effect of different energy losses (dE/dx) on the swift heavy ion induced modifications of the Curie transition in fluorinated ferroelectric polymers

  • 1. Centre d'Etudes de Saclay, CEA/DSM/DRECAM/SRSIM, Gif sur Yvette (France)

Description

The effects of swift (∝10 MeV/u) heavy (Z≥6) ion irradiation on the Curie transition of ferroelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) copolymers are studied by X-ray diffraction, permittivity measurements and differential scanning calorimetry. The irradiation leads to a decrease of the Curie temperature whatever the ion is. However, ions with high energy losses (dE/dx) induce - for a fixed irradiation dose - a higher temperature shift. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Journal Volume
107
Journal Issue
1-4
Journal Page Range
p. 313-317.
ISSN
0168-583X
CODEN
NIMBEU

Conference

Title
Swift heavy ions in matter (SHIM-3).
Acronym
3. international conference
Dates
15-19 May 1995.
Place
Caen (France).