Voltage response of piezoelectric PVDF films in vacuum and at elevated temperatures

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Vatansever, D ^a   Hadimani, R L ^a   Shah, T ^a   Siores, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; IN-VACUUM; MECHANICAL STIMULUS; PIEZOELECTRIC COEFFICIENT; PIEZOELECTRIC FILM; PIEZOELECTRIC PVDF FILM; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); PVDF FILMS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; VACUUM OVENS; VOLTAGE GENERATIONS; VOLTAGE RESPONSE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLYMERS; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY;

VACUUM;

EID: 84864230211     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/21/8/085028     Document Type: Article

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