| Abstract: | Piezoelectric relaxation has been studied on elongated poly(γ-methyl-L-glutamate) films with the α-helical molecular conformation. Relaxation processes are observed near 0 and 100°C. Each process has a dual character composed of relaxational and retardational frequency dependences. The low-temperature process is ascribed to thermal motion of side chains. The high-temperature process, discussed in relation to the dielectric relaxation, is attributed to the ionic dc conduction connected with the two-phase structure of crystalline regions and the electrode polarization. |
