Free volume study on the origin of dielectric constant in a fluorine-containing polyimide blend: Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoro propylene)/Poly(ether imide)

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 118, Issue 42, 2014, Pages 12282-12296

  Ramani, R ^a   Das, V ^a   Singh, A ^a   Ramachandran, R ^b   Amarendra, G ^b   Alam, S ^a  

^a DEFENCE MATERIALS AND STORES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

^b INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYIMIDES; VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

EID: 84908141440     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp506039y     Document Type: Article

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