Polyethylene-naphthalate (PEN) ferroelectrets: Cellular structure, piezoelectricity and thermal stability

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1079-1087

  Fang, Peng ^a   Qiu, Xunlin ^a   Wirges, Werner ^a   Gerhard, Reimund ^a   Zirkel, Larissa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

cellular void; Ferroelectret; piezoelectric resonance; polyester foam; polyethylene naphthalate (PEN); thermal stability

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR VOID; FERROELECTRET; PIEZOELECTRIC RESONANCE; POLYETHYLENE NAPHTHALATE; THERMAL STABILITY;

ANNEALING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GLASS TRANSITION; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMER FILMS; RESONANCE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOPLASTICS;

PIEZOELECTRICITY;

EID: 77955565124     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2010.5539678     Document Type: Article

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