Charged cellular polymers with "ferroelectretic" behavior

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 255-263

  Lindner, Michael ^a   Hoislbauer, Heinz ^a   Schwödiauer, Reinhard ^a   Bauer Gogonea, Simona ^a   Bauer, Siegfried ^a  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cellular polymers; Electrets; Ferroelectrets; Ferroelectric polymers; Piezoelectricity; Polarization; Pyroelectricity; Space charge electrets

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ELECTRETS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; FOAMED PLASTICS; OPTIMIZATION; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLARIZATION; PYROELECTRICITY; SENSORS; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS;

CELLULAR POLYMERS; FERROELECTRETS; FERROELECTRIC POLYMERS; SPACE CHARGE ELECTRETS;

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 2342456598     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2004.1285895     Document Type: Conference Paper

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