Quasi-static and dynamic piezoelectric responses of layered polytetrafluoroethylene ferroelectrets

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Zhang, Xiaoqing ^a,b   Zhang, Xinwu ^a   Sessler, Gerhard M ^b   Gong, Xiangshan ^c  

^a Tongji University   (China)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c Shanghai da Gong New Materials Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

ferroelectrets; piezoelectric response; polytetrafluoroethylene

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING TREATMENTS; DIFFRACTION EFFECTS; FERROELECTRETS; PIEZOELECTRIC RESPONSE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (PTFE); PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; THERMALLY STIMULATED DISCHARGES; THICKNESS RESONANCES;

DIFFRACTION; ELECTRIC CORONA; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MICROPHONES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES;

PIEZOELECTRICITY;

EID: 84891057878     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/47/1/015501     Document Type: Article

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