High field conduction in biaxially oriented polypropylene at elevated temperature

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 990-995

  Ho, Janet ^a   Jow, T Richard ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

activation energy; Biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP); breakdown strength; charge transport mechanism; electrical conductivity

Indexed keywords

ARRHENIUS; BI-AXIALLY ORIENTED POLYPROPYLENES; BREAKDOWN STRENGTHS; CHARGE TRANSPORT MECHANISMS; CONDUCTION MECHANISM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRO-THERMAL MODELING; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FIELD INDEPENDENTS; GAINING INSIGHTS; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; HIGH FIELD; HIGH VOLTAGE; HIGH-FIELD CONDUCTION; POLYPROPYLENE THIN FILMS; PULSED-POWER; THERMAL ACTIVATION ENERGIES; THERMAL RUNAWAYS; TRANSPORT MECHANISM;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84862661413     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2012.6215104     Document Type: Article

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