Novel heat durable electromechanical film: Processing for electromechanical and electret applications

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 963-971

  Saarimäki, Eetta ^a   Paajanen, Mika ^a   Savijärvi, Ann Mari ^a   Minkkinen, Hannu ^a   Wegener, Michael ^b   Voronina, Olena ^b   Schulze, Robert ^b   Wirges, Werner ^b   Gerhard Multhaupt, Reimund ^b  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actuators; Cyclo olefin copolymers; Cyclo olefin polymers; Electrets; Electromechanical effects; Ferroelectrets; Plastic films; Stability; Transducers

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COPOLYMERS; ELECTRETS; SENSORS; SYSTEM STABILITY; TRANSDUCERS;

CYCLO OLEFIN POLYMERS; ELECTROMECHANICAL EFFECTS; ELECTROMECHANICAL FILMS; FERROELECTRETS;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 33750831480     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2006.247820     Document Type: Conference Paper

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