Conduction and Electrostriction of Polymers Induced by High Electric Fields.docVIP

Polymers 2011, 3, 51-64; doi:10.3390/polym3010051 OPEN ACCESS polymers ISSN 2073-4360 /journal/polymers Review Conduction and Electrostriction of Polymers Induced by High Electric Fields Markus Karahka and Hans Jürgen Kreuzer * Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. B3H 3J5, Canada; E-Mail: mkarahka@dal.ca * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: h.j.kreuzer@dal.ca; Tel.: +1-902-494-6594; Fax: +1-902-494-6191. Received: 29 November 2010; in revised form: 23 December 2010 / Accepted: 24 December 2010 / Published: 27 December 20