Electric field induced conversion in the nature of the phase transition from the first order to the second order for Langmuir-Boldgett polymer films

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Meng, X J ^a,b   Kliem, H ^a   Lin, T ^b   Chu, J H ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FERROELECTRICITY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYMER FILMS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

PHASE TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; TRIFLUOROETHYLENE FILMS; VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS;

EID: 34548505702     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2780079     Document Type: Article

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