Dielectric Phenomena in Solids

Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-12-396561-5
Verlag: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Buch, Englisch, 579 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 266 mm, Gewicht: 1275 g

In general, a dielectric is considered as a non-conducting or insulating material (such as a ceramic or polymer used to manufacture a microelectronic device). This book describes the laws governing all dielectric phenomena.

Zielgruppe

Electrical engineers, materials engineers/scientists, instructors and graduate students working in the area of electrical and electronic materials in general and dielectrics in particular.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kao, Kwan Chi

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Magnetismus
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Halbleiter- und Supraleiterphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Elektrizität, Elektrodynamik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. Electric Polarization and Relaxation. Optical and Electro-Optic Processes. Ferroelectrics, Piezoelectrics and Pyroelectrics. Electrets. Charge Carrier Injection from Electrical Contacts. Electrical Conduction and Photoconduction. Electrical Aging, Discharge and Breakdown Phenomena.

Über Autor(innen)

Kao, Kwan Chi
Kwan Chi Kao received his B.Sc. degree from the University of Nanking, M.S. degree from the University of Michigan, and his Ph.D. and D.Sc. degrees from the University of Birmingham. Dr. Kao has been a Professor at the University of Manitoba since 1966. He established the Materials and Devices Research Laboratory in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the UM. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, and a Life Member of the IEEE. Dr. Kao is the Founder of the International Conference on Properties and
Applications of Dielectric Materials (ICPADM).