Transverse strain responses in electrostrictive poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) films and development of a dilatometer for the measurement

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 2208-2214

  Cheng, Z Y ^a   Bharti, Vivek ^a   Xu, T B ^a   Wang, Shexi ^a   Zhang, Q M ^a   Ramotowski, T ^b   Tito, F ^b   Ting, R ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0041349293     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.371032     Document Type: Article

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