Dielectric permittivity simulations of layered composites with rough interfacial surfaces

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 287-295

  Calame, Jeffrey P ^a   Garven, Morag ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Composite insulation; Dielectric films; Dielectric materials; Finite difference methods; Fractals; Mixing laws; Nonhomogeneous media

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC FILMS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FRACTALS; PERMITTIVITY;

COMPOSITE INSULATION; MIXING LAWS; NONHOMOGENEOUS MEDIA;

SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 34147149619     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2007.344605     Document Type: Article

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