Physics Today · 2004 · 555 citations · 12 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceAcousticsAcoustic MaterialsAcoustic SensorsFerroelectric MaterialsPiezoelectric MaterialsSoft SensorsTransducer TechnologyCellular PolymersElectroactive PolymersFoamsPiezoelectric PolymersPiezoelectric Thin FilmsPiezoelectric TransducersSignalsTransducer Materials
After certain cellular polymers are internally charged, they behave like soft and sensitive piezoelectrics that can be used to interconvert acoustical or mechanical signals and electrical signals.
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Mika Paajanen, Michael Wegener, Reimund Gerhard · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics · 2001 · 174 citations
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