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56. The method of claim 55 wherein the maximal ferromagnetic momentum is reached in the range 0.5 kGauss to 5 kGauss at room temperature.
57. The method of claim 53 wherein the step of increasing the ferromagnetic momentum of the medium comprises heating the medium.
58. The method of claim 53 wherein the step of increasing the ferromagnetic momentum of the medium comprises the substeps of
- placing the medium in an electric field; and
- extracting a portion of the medium having increased ferromagnetic momentum.
59. The method of claim 53 wherein the step of increasing the ferromagnetic momentum of the medium comprises the substeps of
- placing the medium in a magnetic field; and
- extracting a portion of the medium having increased ferromagnetic momentum.
60. The method of claim 22 further comprising monitoring the generation of free electrons.
61.
The method of claim 60 wherein the monitoring is performed by measuring the ferromagnetic momentum of the medium.
62. The method of claim 60 wherein the monitoring is performed by measuring the static dielectric constant of the medium.
63. The method of claim 22, wherein the generating
step is performed by exposing the medium to UV radiation.
64. The method of claim 63 wherein the medium is exposed to UV radiation for at least 1 hour.
65. The method of claim 63 wherein said medium is exposed to UV radiation for a sufficient time to generate macromolecular ions and free electrons in the medium, said free electrons having a concentration of at least about 3×1017 electrons per cubic centimeter.
66. The method of claim 22 wherein the generating step comprises placing the medium in an electric field.
67. The method of claim 22 wherein the generating step comprises ionizing droplets of the substance.
68. A method for producing a material comprising stable regions having a conductivity greater than 106 S/cm at near room temperature, the method comprising:
- forming a medium comprising a macromolecular substance; said substance comprising a polymer having a silicon-oxygen
main chain, wherein said polymer is polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and comprises methyl end groups;
- generating macromolecular ions and free electrons in the medium;
- inducing the free electrons to form conducting threads; and thereafter
- substantially solidifying the medium to stabilize the conductivity said medium having a Young's modulus greater that
0.1 MPa near room temperature.
69.
A method for producing a material comprising stable regions having a conductivity greater than 106 S/cm at near room temperature, the method comprising:
- forming a medium comprising a macromolecular substance; said substance comprising a polymer having a silicon-oxygen
main chain, wherein said polymer is polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and comprises vinyl end groups;
- generating macromolecular ions and free electrons in the medium;
- inducing the free electrons to form conducting threads; and thereafter
- substantially solidifying the medium to stabilize the conductivity said medium having a Young's modulus greater that
0.1 MPa near room temperature.
70. The method of claim 69 wherein the PDMS has a molecular weight more than 15,000.
71. The method of claim 69 wherein the polymer is a copolymer comprising methyl side groups, hydrogen side atoms and vinyl end groups.
72. The method of claim 71 wherein there are approximately three methyl side groups for each hydrogen side atom.
73. The method of claim 71 wherein the copolymer has a molecular weight more than 2000.
74. The method of claim 69 , wherein the polymer is a copolymer comprising diphenyl side groups, methyl side groups, hydrogen side atoms and vinyl end groups.
75. The method of claim 74 wherein the copolymer has a molecular weight greater than 2000.
76. A method for producing a material comprising stable regions having a conductivity greater than 106 S/cm at near room temperature, the method comprising:
- forming a medium comprising a macromolecular substance; said substance comprising a polymer having a silicon-oxygen
main chain, wherein said polymer comprises acrylic side groups;
- generating macromolecular ions and free electrons in the medium;
- inducing the free electrons to form conducting threads; and thereafter
- substantially solidifying the medium to stabilize the conductivity said medium having a Young's modulus greater that
0.1 MPa near room temperature.
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