Conduction and electrostriction of polymers induced by high electric fields

Polymers

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-64

  Karahka, Markus ^a   Kreuzer, Hans Jürgen ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Poly(ethylene glycol); Polythiophene; Sulfur polymers; Water polymers

Indexed keywords

BAND GAPS; ELECTROSTATIC FIELD; HIGH ELECTRIC FIELDS; IN-FIELD; METALLIZATIONS; NEW PHYSICS; POLYTHIOPHENE; SULFUR MOLECULE;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROSTRICTION; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SULFUR;

POLYMERS;

EID: 79851479080     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym3010051     Document Type: Review

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