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Characterization of Electrical Materials, Especially Ferroelectrics, by Impedance Spectroscopy

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A review is given of some of the problems encountered in the analysis and interpretation of impedance data. The importance of choosing the correct equivalent circuit to represent the data is emphasized and it is shown how ferroelectric materials, with their characteristic temperature-dependent capacitance, are particularly suited to discriminating between plausible equivalent circuits. Results are discussed for two materials, LiTaO3 single crystal and BaTiO3 ceramics.

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West, A.R., Sinclair, D.C. & Hirose, N. Characterization of Electrical Materials, Especially Ferroelectrics, by Impedance Spectroscopy. Journal of Electroceramics 1, 65–71 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009950415758

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