Modeling electro-mechanical properties of layered electrets: Application of the finite-element method

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-35

  Tuncer, Enis ^a   Wegener, Michael ^a   Gerhard Multhaupt, Reimund ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electro mechanical effects; Finite element method; Layered electrets; Piezoelectricity

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PERMITTIVITY; PIEZOELECTRICITY; STRESSES; TENSORS;

DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITY; ELECTRO-MECHANCIAL PROPERTIES; MONO-POLAR CHARGE;

ELECTROSTATICS;

MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 7744240420     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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