Giant electrostriction and relaxor ferroelectric behavior in electron- irradiated poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) copolymer

Science

Volumn 280, Issue 5372, 1998, Pages 2101-2104

  Zhang, Q M ^a   Bharti, Vivek ^a   Zhao, X ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRONS; FERROELECTRICITY; HYSTERESIS; POLARIZATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EXPANSION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTRON IRRADIATION; LATTICE STRAIN; RELAXOR FERROELECTRIC BEHAVIOR;

ELECTROSTRICTION;

COPOLYMER; NANOPARTICLE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

BUILDING MATERIAL; ELECTRIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0032568965     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.280.5372.2101     Document Type: Review

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