Study of the structure and electrostrictive property of proton-irradiated P( VDF-TrFE) 56/44 mol% copolymer

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 210-217

  Lau, S T ^a   Chan, H L W ^a   Choy, C L ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Copolymer; Electrostriction; Ferroelectric; Irradiation; P(vdf trfe); Permittivity; Phase transition; Polarization; Relaxor

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTROSTRICTION; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; GAMMA RAYS; PERMITTIVITY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PROTON IRRADIATION; STRAIN; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAYS;

FERROELECTRIC; FERROELECTRIC POLYMERS; P(VDF-TRFE); RELAXOR;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 2342565247     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2004.1285889     Document Type: Conference Paper

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