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Electrical conduction in polyethylene: The role of positive charge and the formation of positive packets.
- Source :
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Journal of Applied Physics . Jun2013, Vol. 113 Issue 22, p223705. 12p. 4 Diagrams, 8 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- A model for positive hole transport in polyethylene is developed which takes particular account of the crystalline-amorphous morphology of the polymer. The significant feature is the employment of super-exchange quantum mechanical tunneling to explain hole transport through the amorphous phase. The consequence is that the hole mobility exhibits a maximum as a function of the electric field, a manifestation of the inverse Marcus effect. It is shown that this feature accounts for the majority of the reported high-field hole transport effects in polyethylene, including packet formation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00218979
- Volume :
- 113
- Issue :
- 22
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Applied Physics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 88194364
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4810857