Influence of hydrostatic pressure on dielectric properties of polyethylene/aluminum oxide nanocomposites

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 519-528

  Li, Shengtao ^a   Wang, Weiwang ^a   Yu, Shihu ^a   Sun, Huigang ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ABB Corporate Research   (China)

Author keywords

breakdown; free volume; hydrostatic pressure; interfacial region; nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; FREE VOLUME; NANOCOMPOSITES; PERMITTIVITY;

BREAKDOWN; BREAKDOWN PROPERTY; BREAKDOWN STRENGTHS; DIELECTRIC BEHAVIOR; DIELECTRIC CHARACTERISTICS; INTERFACIAL REGION; MOLECULAR CHAINS; SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS;

HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE;

EID: 84898676516     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2013.004131     Document Type: Article

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