Electrical properties and impedance spectroscopy of pure and copper-oxide-added potassium sodium niobate ceramics

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2121-2128

  Alkoy, Ebru Mensur ^a   Berksoy Yavuz, Ayse ^b  

^a MALTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION METHOD; CHARGE MOBILITIES; ELECTRICAL BEHAVIORS; FUNCTION OF FREQUENCY; GRAIN BOUNDARY PHASE; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; LEAD-FREE; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; POTASSIUM SODIUM NIOBATE; SECONDARY PHASE; SINTERING AID; THERMAL ACTIVATION ENERGIES;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CALCINATION; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COPPER; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; NIOBIUM OXIDE; POINT DEFECTS; SINTERING; SODIUM; SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84869458995     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2012.2438     Document Type: Article

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