Study of poly(methyl methacrylate) relaxations by thermally stimulated depolarization currents and the thermal step method

Polymer

Volumn 40, Issue 25, 1999, Pages 6977-6983

  Mudarra, M ^a   Joumha, A ^b   Belana, J ^a   Toureille, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Space charge; Thermal step; Thermally stimulated currents

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CHARGE CARRIERS; CHEMICAL RELAXATION; ELECTRETS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; GLASS TRANSITION; HEAT CONDUCTION; POLARIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

CHARGE DISTRIBUTION PROFILES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT INJECTION; THERMAL STEP METHOD; THERMALLY STIMULATED CURRENTS;

POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; DIPOLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; KINETICS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0033486550     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(99)00121-4     Document Type: Article

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