The electrostriction of P(VDF-TrFE) copolymers embedded with textured dielectric particles

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 41, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 2995-3011

  Rao, Nagadip ^a   Li, Jiang Yu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrostriction; Electrostrictive composite; Micromechanics; P(VDF TrFE) copolymer

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROSTRICTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTIMIZATION;

ELECTROMECHANICAL COUPLING; ELECTROSTRICTIVE COEFFICIENTS; MICROMECHANICAL ANALYSIS;

COPOLYMERS;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; ELECTROMECHANICAL TECHNIQUE; POLYMER;

EID: 2142810167     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2003.12.021     Document Type: Article

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