Enhanced dielectric and electromechanical responses in high dielectric constant all-polymer percolative composites

Advanced Functional Materials

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 501-506

  Huang, Cheng ^a   Zhang, Qiming ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DATA REDUCTION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); PERMITTIVITY; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; THRESHOLD ELEMENTS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

DIELECTRIC RESPONSES; DIELECTRIC STRENGTH; ELECTROCHEMICAL RESPONSES; INSULATION MATRIX;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 2942536516     PISSN: 1616301X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.200305021     Document Type: Article

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