Space charge in dielectrics: Energy storage and transfer dynamics from atomistic to macroscopic scale

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 779-808

  Blaise, G ^a   Sarjeant, W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ENERGY STORAGE; ENERGY TRANSFER; POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; THIN FILMS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

INFRARED POLARIZATION FIELD; MACROSCOPIC DIELECTRIC DAMAGE;

ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE;

EID: 0032182356     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/94.729703     Document Type: Article

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