Advanced Materials, Vol.23, No.34, 3954-3954, 2011
Permanent Polarity and Piezoelectricity of Electrospun alpha-Helical Poly(alpha-Amino Acid) Fibers
Poly(alpha-benzyl alpha, L-glutamate) fibers Energy Harvesting with high non-linear optical activity and thermally stable piezoelectricity are fabricated by simple electrospinning methods that apply directional shear force and electric field causing parallel alignment of helical polymer chains and permanent dipoles.