Investigations on charge storage and transport in plasma-deposited inorganic electrets

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 236-241

  Amjadi, Houman ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC CORONA; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; SILICA; SILICON NITRIDE;

THERMALLY STIMULATED DISCHARGE (TSC) MEASUREMENTS;

ELECTRETS;

EID: 0032626518     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/94.765914     Document Type: Article

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