Voided cyclo-olefin polymer films: Ferroelectrets with high thermal stability

Proceedings - International Symposium on Electrets

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 47-50

  Wegener, M ^a   Paajanen, M ^b   Voronina, O ^a   Schulze, R ^a   Wirges, W ^a   Gerhard Multhaupt, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CHARGE; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; OLEFINS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMER FILMS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CYCLO-OLEFIN FOAMS; ELECTRIC CHARGING; ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTIVITY; FERROELECTRETS;

ELECTRETS;

EID: 33745815850     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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