Effect of metal-polymer interface on the breakdown electric field of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene-chlorofluoroethylene) terpolymer

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Chen, Qin ^c   Chu, Baojin ^c   Zhou, Xin ^c   Zhang, Q M ^a,b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE INJECTION; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRODES; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; TERPOLYMERS;

ELECTRODE-POLYMER INTERFACES; METAL MATERIALS; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE-TRIFLUOROETHYLENE-CHLOROFLUOROETHYLENE); SCHOTTKY BARRIER HEIGHT;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 34547838702     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2768205     Document Type: Article

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