Review on the properties of the ferrorelaxor polymers and some new recent developments

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 567-573

  Bauer, François ^a  

^a Piezotech SAS   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DEFECT MODIFICATION; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; ELECTROSTRICTIVE MATERIALS; ELECTROSTRICTIVE STRAIN; FERROELECTRIC POLYMERS; FIRST ORDER; MATERIAL RESPONSE; MICRO PUMP; P COPOLYMERS; RELAXOR FERROELECTRIC; RELAXOR FERROELECTRIC POLYMERS; SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION; VARIFOCAL LENS;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DEFECTS; FERROELECTRICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TERPOLYMERS;

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 84861573845     PISSN: 09478396     EISSN: 14320630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-012-6831-8     Document Type: Review

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