Interfaces are the dominant feature of dielectrics at the nanometric level

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 739-753

  Lewis, T J ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composites; Double layers; Interfaces; Interfaces as dielectric elements; Interfacial forces; Nanodielectrics; NEM; Piezoelectricity

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MACROMOLECULES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

DOUBLE LAYERS; INTERFACES AS DIELECTRIC ELEMENTS; INTERFACIAL FORCES; NANODIELECTRICS; NANOMETRIC ELECTROMECHANICAL (NEM);

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 9144248614     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2004.1349779     Document Type: Conference Paper

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