Piezoelectrets from thermo-formed bubble structures of fluoropolymer- electret films

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 979-984

  Altafim, R A C ^a   Basso, H C ^a   Altafim, R A P ^a   Lima, L ^a   De Aquino, C V ^a   Goncalves Neto L ^a   Gerhard Multhaupt, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dielectric films; Electrets; Ferroelectrets; Impulse voltage charging; Internal space charge; Piezoelectrets; Piezoelectricity; Thermo forming

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DIELECTRIC FILMS; MICROPHONES; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POROUS MATERIALS; VACUUM;

FERROELECTRETS; IMPULSE VOLTAGE CHARGING; INTERNAL SPACE CHARGE; PIEZOELECTRETS; THERMO FORMING;

ELECTRETS;

EID: 33750840061     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2006.247822     Document Type: Conference Paper

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