@article{MellingerMellinger2011,
  author    = {Mellinger, Axel and Mellinger, Olena},
  title     = {Breakdown threshold of dielectric barrier discharges in ferroelectrets where Paschen's law fails},
  series = {IEEE transactions on dielectrics and electrical insulation},
  volume    = {18},
  journal   = {IEEE transactions on dielectrics and electrical insulation},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Inst. of Electr. and Electronics Engineers},
  address   = {Piscataway},
  issn      = {1070-9878},
  doi       = {10.1109/TDEI.2011.5704491},
  pages     = {43 -- 48},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {The piezoelectric activity of charged cellular foams (so-called ferroelectrets) is compared against simulations based on a multi-layer electromechanical model and Townsend's model of Paschen breakdown, with the distribution of void heights determined from scanning electron micrographs. While the calculated space charge hysteresis curves are in good agreement with experimental data, the onset of piezoelectric activity is observed at significantly higher electric fields than predicted by Paschen's law. One likely explanation is that the commonly accepted Paschen curve for electric breakdown in air poorly describes the critical electric field for dielectric barrier discharges in micrometer-size cavities.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{AltafimRychkovWirgesetal.2012,
  author    = {Altafim, Ruy Alberto Pisani and Rychkov, Dmitry and Wirges, Werner and Gerhard, Reimund and Basso, Heitor Cury and Altafim, Ruy Alberto Pisani and Melzer, Martin},
  title     = {Laminated tubular-channel ferroelectret systems from low-density Polyethylene Films and from Fluoroethylene-propylene Copolymer Films - A comparison},
  series = {IEEE transactions on dielectrics and electrical insulation},
  volume    = {19},
  journal   = {IEEE transactions on dielectrics and electrical insulation},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {Inst. of Electr. and Electronics Engineers},
  address   = {Piscataway},
  issn      = {1070-9878},
  pages     = {1116 -- 1123},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {A template-based lamination technique for the manufacture of ferroelectrets from uniform electret films was recently reported. In the present work, this technique is used to prepare similar ferroelectret structures from low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films and from fluoro-ethylene-propylene (FEP) copolymer films. A comparative analysis of the pressure-, temperature-, and frequency-dependent piezoelectric properties has been performed on the two ferroelectret systems. It is observed that the FEP ferroelectrets exhibit better piezoelectric responses and are thermally more stable. The difference between the piezoelectric d(33) coefficients of the two ferroelectret systems is partially explained here by their different elastic moduli. The anti-resonance peaks of both structures have been investigated by means of dielectric resonance spectroscopy and electroacoustic sound-pressure measurements. A difference of more than 10 kHz is observed between the anti-resonance frequencies of the two ferroelectret systems.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{QiuWirgesGerhard2014,
  author    = {Qiu, Xunlin and Wirges, Werner and Gerhard, Reimund},
  title     = {Polarization and Hysteresis in Tubular-Channel Fluoroethylenepropylene-Copolymer Ferroelectrets},
  series = {Ferroelectrics},
  volume    = {472},
  journal   = {Ferroelectrics},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group},
  address   = {Abingdon},
  issn      = {0015-0193},
  doi       = {10.1080/00150193.2014.964603},
  pages     = {100 -- 109},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {Polarization-vs.-applied-voltage hysteresis curves are recorded on tubular-channel fluoroethylene-propylene (FEP) copolymer ferroelectrets by means of a modified Sawyer-Tower circuit. Dielectric barrier discharges (DBDs) inside the cavities are triggered when the applied voltage is sufficiently high. During the DBDs, the cavities become man-made macroscopic dipoles which build up an effective polarization in the ferroelectret. Therefore, a phenomenological hysteresis curve is observed. From the hysteresis loop, the remanent polarization and the coercive field can be determined. Furthermore, the polarization can be related to the respective piezoelectric coefficient of the ferroelectret. The proposed method is easy to implement and is useful for characterization, further development and optimization of ferro- or piezoelectrets.},
  language  = {en}
}