Influence of crystallization conditions on the microstructure and electromechanical properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene-chlorofluoroethylene) terpolymers

Macromolecules

Volumn 36, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 7220-7226

  Klein, Rob J ^a   Runt, J ^a   Zhang, Q M ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FERROELECTRICITY; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; HYSTERESIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELTING; POLYETHYLENES; STRAIN; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CRYSTALLITES; ELECTROMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYCHLOROFLUOROETHYLENE; POLYTRIFLUOROETHYLENE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

TERPOLYMERS;

EID: 0141732292     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma034745b     Document Type: Article

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