Piezoelectrets from sandwiched porous polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) films: Influence of porosity and geometry on charging properties

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Zhukov, Sergey ^a   Fedosov, Sergey ^b   Von Seggern, Heinz ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ODESSA NATIONAL ACADEMY OF FOOD TECHNOLOGIES   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE DEVICES; CHARGING PROPERTY; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN STRENGTH; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; HIGH ELECTRIC FIELDS; INTERFACE CHARGE; MAXIMUM VALUES; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTIVITY; PIEZOELECTRIC RESPONSE; POROUS LAYERS; SANDWICH GEOMETRY; SANDWICHED STRUCTURE; SOLID POLYMERS; THREE-LAYER;

ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC FIELDS; OPTIMIZATION; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 79952170021     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/44/10/105501     Document Type: Article

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