The mechanisms leading to the useful electrical properties of polymer nanodielectrics

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 187-196

  Smith, R C ^a   Liang, C ^a   Landry, M ^a   Nelson, J K ^a   Schadler, L S ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cable insulation; Charge carrier processes; Dielectric measurements; Electroluminescence; Nanotechnology; Space charge; Thermally stimulated currents

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; ELECTRIC INSULATION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

CABLE INSULATION; CHARGE CARRIER PROCESSES; DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS; POLYMER NANODIELECTRICS; THERMALLY STIMULATED CURRENTS;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 38949103360     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/T-DEI.2008.4446750     Document Type: Article

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