Stretching and polarizing a dielectric gel immersed in a solvent

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 45, Issue 14-15, 2008, Pages 4021-4031

  Zhao, Xuanhe ^a   Hong, Wei ^a   Suo, Zhigang ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectric gel; Electromechanical stability

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STABILITY; CROSSLINKING; ELECTRIC LOADS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLARIZATION;

ELECTROMECHANICAL LOADS; ELECTROMECHANICAL STABILITY; MOBILE MOLECULES;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 43049093032     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2008.02.023     Document Type: Article

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