Ferroelectric polymer networks with high energy density and improved discharged efficiency for dielectric energy storage

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Khanchaitit, Paisan ^a,b   Han, Kuo ^a   Gadinski, Matthew R ^a   Li, Qi ^a   Wang, Qing ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84907859467     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3845     Document Type: Article

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