Fabrication and characterization of highly efficient flexible energy harvesters using PVDF-graphene nanocomposites

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Ataur Rahman, Md ^a   Lee, Byung Chul ^a   Phan, Duy Thach ^a   Chung, Gwiy Sang ^a  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

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Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPIES (EDS); ENERGY HARVESTER; FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; FERROELECTRIC BEHAVIOR; LOAD RESISTANCES; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; SOLUTION CASTING; THERMAL REDUCTION;

ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY HARVESTING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHENE; NANOCOMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

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EID: 84881152150     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/22/8/085017     Document Type: Article

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