Nano-Scale Characterization of a Piezoelectric Polymer (Polyvinylidene Difluoride, PVDF)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiments
2.1. Materials
2.2. AFM and the System Setup
2.3. Motorized Linear Stage (MLS)
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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Lee, H.; Cooper, R.; Wang, K.; Liang, H. Nano-Scale Characterization of a Piezoelectric Polymer (Polyvinylidene Difluoride, PVDF). Sensors 2008, 8, 7359-7368. https://doi.org/10.3390/s8117359
Lee H, Cooper R, Wang K, Liang H. Nano-Scale Characterization of a Piezoelectric Polymer (Polyvinylidene Difluoride, PVDF). Sensors. 2008; 8(11):7359-7368. https://doi.org/10.3390/s8117359
Chicago/Turabian StyleLee, Hyungoo, Rodrigo Cooper, Ke Wang, and Hong Liang. 2008. "Nano-Scale Characterization of a Piezoelectric Polymer (Polyvinylidene Difluoride, PVDF)" Sensors 8, no. 11: 7359-7368. https://doi.org/10.3390/s8117359
APA StyleLee, H., Cooper, R., Wang, K., & Liang, H. (2008). Nano-Scale Characterization of a Piezoelectric Polymer (Polyvinylidene Difluoride, PVDF). Sensors, 8(11), 7359-7368. https://doi.org/10.3390/s8117359