Functionally graded electroactive Poly(vinylidene fluoride) polymers

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 178-185

  Costa, C M ^a   Gomes, J ^a   Nunes, J Serrado ^b   Sencadas, V ^b   Lanceros Mendez, S ^b  

^a CeNTI Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ferroelectric; FGM; Functionally graded materials; Piezoelectric; Poly(vinylidene fluoride); PVDF

Indexed keywords

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS;

ELECTROACTIVE PROPERTIES; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED; PIEZOELECTRIC; POLY (VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE)(PVDF); POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); PVDF; STRETCHING PROCESS; STRETCHING RATIOS;

FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS;

EID: 77955203815     PISSN: 02681900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2010.034269     Document Type: Article

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