Space charge characterization for the 21th century

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 558-584

  Damamme, G ^a   Le Gressus, C ^a   De Reggi, A S ^b  

^a CEA DIF   (France)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN OF SOLIDS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; POLYMERS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

SPACE CHARGE TRAPPING;

ELECTRIC INSULATING MATERIALS;

EID: 0031245746     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/94.625645     Document Type: Article

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