Different scale confinements of PVDF-TrFE as functional material of piezoelectric devices

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2237-2244

  Canavese, Giancarlo ^a   Stassi, Stefano ^a   Cauda, Valentina ^a   Verna, Alessio ^a   Motto, Paolo ^b   Chiodoni, Angelica ^a   Marasso, Simone Luigi ^b   Demarchi, Danilo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy harvesting; nano structured materials; piezoelectric effect; polymer film; tactile sensors

Indexed keywords

DEVICE PERFORMANCE; ENERGY HARVESTER; FLEXIBLE TACTILE SENSORS; PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMERS; PIEZOELECTRIC PROPERTY; POLYMERIC STRUCTURES; SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS; TACTILE SENSORS;

ENERGY HARVESTING; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NANOSENSORS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLYMER FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84877284485     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2013.2248143     Document Type: Article

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