Synthesis and dielectric characterization of potassium niobate tantalate ceramics

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3397-3404

  Venkatesh, J ^a,b   Sherman, V ^a   Setter, N ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SINTERING; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; TANTALATE MINERALS;

CHARGED DEFECTS; LANDAU-DEVONSHIRE MODEL; POTASSIUM NIOBATE TANTALATE (KTN); ROOM TEMPERATURE;

FERROELECTRIC CERAMICS;

EID: 33745298453     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2005.00606.x     Document Type: Article

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