Quantum mechanical studies of carbonyl impurities in dielectric polyethylene

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 920-925

  Huzayyin, A ^c   Boggs, S ^a,b   Ramprasad, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Carbonyl impurities; Computational quantum mechanics; Density functional theory; High field phenomena; Polyethylene; Polymers

Indexed keywords

[CARBONYL; CARBONYL IMPURITIES; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; DEEP TRAPS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HIGH FIELD; IMPURITIES IN; IMPURITY FORMATION ENERGY; INTERCHAIN INTERACTIONS; LOCAL DISORDER; PHYSICAL DISORDERS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM-MECHANICAL STUDY; SHALLOW TRAPS;

CARBONYLATION; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; IMPURITIES; MECHANICS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERS; QUANTUM THEORY; THERMOPLASTICS; WAVEGUIDES;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 77954199609     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2010.5492267     Document Type: Article

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