Piezoelectric coefficients of thin polymer films measured by interferometry

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-73

  Zheng, Zhenji ^a   Guy, Ian L ^a   Tansley, Trevor L ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL INTERFEROMETRY; PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMER FILMS; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; TRIFLUOROETHYLENES;

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; INTERFEROMETRY; PLASTIC FILMS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACES; THIN FILMS;

PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0031598889     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X9800900107     Document Type: Article

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