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ePFTE/FEP film interfaces and cannot leave the ePFTE film. The buildup of oppositely<br />

charged surfaces results in a polarization field compensating for the electric field induced<br />

by the corona charging. Once the internal electric field falls below the threshold field for<br />

electrical breakdown, further electrical breakdown is inhibited and the light intensity as well<br />

as the charging current diminished to zero. The macroscopic dipole formation accounts<br />

also for the drastic difference in piezoactivity between the single porous films and<br />

sandwiched structures. Opposite to the low piezoactivity of the single ePTFE film<br />

(20 pC/N), the three-layer sandwich reveals a large quasi-static piezoelectric d33 coefficient<br />

up to 800 pC/N [5].<br />

In summary, it has been shown that the monitoring of light emission during poling of<br />

porous electrets give an important additional information on the charging mechanism. The<br />

emitted light itself is a direct proof of breakdown in the porous material, which was indeed<br />

observed for the single as well as the sandwiched porous structures. The good agreement<br />

of the poling current and the light intensity progression in time disclose basic features of<br />

the charge separation process in ePTFE layers.<br />

The authors acknowledge the financial support of Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller<br />

Forschungsvereinigungen (AiF) “Otto von Guericke” e.V. (ref. Nr.: 09518/03)<br />

References<br />

[1] G. M. Sessler and J. Hillenbrand, Appl. Phys. Lett. 75 (1999) 3405.<br />

[2] J. Peltonen, M. Paajanen, and J. Lekkala, J. Appl. Phys. 88 (2000) 4787.<br />

[3] R. Gerhard-Multhaupt, IEEE Trans. Dielectr. Electr. Insul. 9 (2002) 850.<br />

[4] Z. Hu and H. von Seggern, J. Appl. Phys. 98 (2005) 014108.<br />

[5] Z. Hu and H. von Seggern, J. Appl. Phys. 99 (2006) 024102.<br />

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