Microscopic origin of the PTC effect in niobium-doped barium titanate

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1043-1046

  Gillot, Cristophe ^a   Michenaud, Jean Pierre ^a   Baukens, Isabelle ^b   Duvigneaud, Paul Henri ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); GRAIN BOUNDARIES; HEAT RESISTANCE; NIOBIUM; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CRITICAL TEMPERATURE; CURIE TEMPERATURE; POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT (PTC);

BARIUM TITANATE;

EID: 0031125249     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1997.tb02944.x     Document Type: Article

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