Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, Volume. 13, Issue 4, 2341009(2023)

Ferroelectrets: Heterogenous polymer electrets with high piezoelectric sensitivity for transducers

Xunlin Qiu1,*... Peng Fang2,**, Axel Mellinger3, Ruy Alberto Pisani Altafim4, Werner Wirges5, Gunnar Gidion6 and Dmitry Rychkov7 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shanghai Key Laboratory of Intelligent Sensing and Detection Technology, School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
  • 2CAS Key Laboratory of Human-Machine Intelligence-Synergy Systems, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
  • 3Department of Physics, Central Michigan University, 223 Dow Science Complex, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, USA
  • 4Computer Systems Department, Informatics Center, Federal University of Paráıba, João Pessoa-PB, Brazil
  • 5Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
  • 6Laboratory for Electrical Instrumentation, Department of Microsystems Engineering-IMTEK, University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 106, Freiburg 79110, Germany
  • 7Technology and Study Center Weissenburg, Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Weissenburg, Bavaria, Germany
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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Sep. 4, 2022

    Accepted: Feb. 15, 2023

    Published Online: Oct. 11, 2023

    The Author Email: Qiu Xunlin (xunlin.qiu@ecust.edu.cn), Fang Peng (peng.fang@siat.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1142/S2010135X23410096

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