Enhancement of permittivity and energy storage efficiency of poly (vinylidene fluoride-chlorotrifluoroethylene) by uniaxial stretching

Zhenji Zhou; Weimin Xia; Jing Liu; Na Tian; Caiyin You

doi:10.1142/S2010135X22420024

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