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This chapter provides a description of dielectrics and insulators. After presenting the quantities essential to understand the electric properties of materials, detailed tables list the most relevant properties of insulators and dielectric materials.
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Sessler, G.M. (ed.) (1987) Electrets. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York.
Strukov, B.A.; Levanyuk, A.P. (1988) Ferroelectric Phenomena in Crystals: Physical Foundations. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York.
Whitehead, S. (1951) Dielectric Breakdown of Solids. Oxford University Press, New York.
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(2008). Insulators and Dielectrics. In: Materials Handbook. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-669-8_8
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