High dielectric constant polymers as high-energy-density (HED) field effect actuator and capacitor materials

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5385, Issue , 2004, Pages 87-98

  Huang, Cheng ^a   Zhang, Q M ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuators; Capacitors; Electroactive polymers; High dielectric constant polymers; High energy density; Percolative composites

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CAPACITORS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DATA REDUCTION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; HYSTERESIS; MONOMERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; THIN FILMS;

ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS; HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANT POLYMERS; HIGH ENERGY DENSITY; PERCOLATIVE COMPOSITES;

PERMITTIVITY;

EID: 8844231137     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.540008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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