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The inverse piezoelectric effect has previously been reported in polymers such as PVC and PMMA [1] and even such amorphous materials as wood and bone [2]. The following work has confirmed that PVC will show the effect, as will polyethylene. A direction of anisotropy was introduced into the samples by a polarising voltage, and results for the value of the piezoelectric g constant against the polarising field are given for a sample of polyethylene.
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Greaves, R.W., Lamb, D.R. Observation of the inverse piezoelectric effect in polyethylene while under a polarising field. J Mater Sci 6, 74–79 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00550294
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