The impedance of ceramics with highly resistive grain boundaries: Validity and limits of the brick layer model

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 19, Issue 6-7, 1999, Pages 693-696

  Fleig, J ^a   Maier, J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brick layer model; Electrical properties; Grain boundaries; Impedance; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BRICK LAYER MODEL; ELECTROCERAMICS; IMPERFECT CONTACTS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0032645031     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0955-2219(98)00298-2     Document Type: Article

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