We compare the photoemission and electron energy loss spectra of crystalline poly(vinylidene-fl uoride with trifl uoroethylene: 70%: 30%), P(VDF–TrFE), fi lms, fabricated by the Langmuir–Blodgett technique and annealed in vacuum, with in situ thermally evaporated fi lms of poly(vinylidene-fl uoride) (PVDF) in vacuum. Th e electronic structure and vibrational modes of the short chain PVDF fi lms...