Zener tunneling in conductive graphite/epoxy composites: Dielectric breakdown aspects

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 375-382

  He, L X ^a   Tjong, S C ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Electrical properties; Physical methods of analysis; Polymer composites; Zener effect

Indexed keywords

GRAPHITE;

COMPOSITE DIELECTRICS; DIELECTRICS BREAKDOWN; ELECTRICAL RESPONSE; GRAPHITE/EPOXY COMPOSITES; MACROSCOPIC FIELDS; METHODS OF ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL METHOD OF ANALYSE; PHYSICAL METHODS; POLYMER COMPOSITE; ZENER TUNNELING;

ZENER EFFECT;

EID: 84873465466     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2013.34     Document Type: Article

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