Electrode poling of cellular polypropylene films with short high-voltage pulses

Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP), Annual Report

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 299-302

  Gerhard Multhaupt, Reimund ^a   Wegener, M ^a   Wirges, W ^a   Giacometti, J A ^b,c   Altafim, R A C ^b   Santos, L F ^b   Faria, R M ^b   Paajanen, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRODES; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLYPROPYLENES;

CHARGE SEPARATION;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0036438308     PISSN: 00849162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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