Piezoelectricity in cellular electret films

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 537-542

  Hillenbrand, J ^a   Sessler, G M ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIELECTRIC FILMS; ELECTRIC CHARGE MEASUREMENT; INTERFEROMETERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLYPROPYLENES; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CELLULAR ELECTRET FILMS; PROFILOMETERS;

ELECTRETS;

EID: 0034245343     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/94.868074     Document Type: Article

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