Space-charge electrets

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 607-623

  Kressmann, R ^a   Sessler, G M ^a   Gunther P ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; ELECTRIC CHARGE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; IONIC CONDUCTION IN SOLIDS; POLYETHYLENES; SILICA; SILICON NITRIDE; SILICON WAFERS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

CARRIER LIFETIME MEASUREMENT; POLING TECHNIQUES;

ELECTRETS;

EID: 0030261995     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/94.544184     Document Type: Article

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