Structural and Electrical Characterization of Solution-Processed Electrodes for Piezoelectric Polymer Film Sensors

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1692-1699

  Rajala, Satu Nee Karki ^a   Mettanen, Marja ^a   Tuukkanen, Sampo ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

image analysis; measurement; piezoelectric films; piezoelectric transducers; Printed electrodes

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRODES; FILMS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; MEASUREMENTS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLYMER FILMS; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; YARN;

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; PIEZOELECTRIC FILM; PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMER FILM; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE SENSORS; PRINTED ELECTRODES; SENSITIVITY MEASUREMENT; SHEET RESISTANCE MEASUREMENTS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84962419760     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2015.2504956     Document Type: Article

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