Simultaneous Thermoluminescence and Thermally Stimulated Current in Polyamide

We have obtained simultaneous thermoluminescence (TL) and thermally Stimulated current (TSC) spectra in two types of polyamide film, such as nylons 6 and 11 under study of electron detrapping and recombination. There are three main relaxation peaks or regions, designated γ,β and α in order of increasing temperature in the TSC spectra, in contrast, a high temperature relaxation peak in TL spectra disappears. The centers or peaks of these relaxation regions are located at near 180, 230 and 310 K, respectively, deviating±10 K. However. we also observed two anomalous phenomena: first, a very large, short-circuited, thermally stimulated discharge current (TSDC) up to 10-8 A, but reversible in direction for non-polarized nylons 6 and 11, even after several times repeatedly; secondly, no TL signal except for non-polarized nylon 6 film.