Efficiency of poly(vinylidene fluoride) thin films for excitation of surface acoustic waves

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 3582-3586

  Strashilov, V L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

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EID: 0346346568     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1288226     Document Type: Article

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