Minimization of field enhancement in multilayer capacitors

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 401-409

  Deken, B ^a   Pekarek, S ^a   Dogan, F ^b  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

^b Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacitor; Dielectric breakdown; Electric fields; Field enhancement; Optimization

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MULTILAYERS; OPTIMIZATION;

DIELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; DIELECTRIC REGION; FIELD ENHANCEMENT;

CAPACITORS;

EID: 33746005879     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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