Interfacial Phenomena in Electrical Ceramics and the Design and Fabrication of Semiconducting Ceramics
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description: Interfaces and interfacial phenomena exert a major influence on the behaviour of materials and hence dominate their utility in many applications. It has been recognized that the advantages offered by electrical ceramics are inherently connected with their microstructure; and the properties they control, depend critically on the boundary conditions existing at internal surfaces or grain boundaries. In this thesis, the design, fabrication, and characterization of semiconducting ceramics for applications such as photoassisted electrolysis of water; SrTiO(,3) based internal boundary layer capacitors; positive temperature coefficient of resistance thermistors; and ferrites have been considered.
abstract: Interfaces and interfacial phenomena exert a major influence on the behaviour of materials and hence dominate their utility in many applications. It has been recognized that the advantages offered by electrical ceramics are inherently connected with their microstructure; and the properties they control, depend critically on the boundary conditions existing at internal surfaces or grain boundaries. In this thesis, the design, fabrication, and characterization of semiconducting ceramics for applications such as photoassisted electrolysis of water; SrTiO(,3) based internal boundary layer capacitors; positive temperature coefficient of resistance thermistors; and ferrites have been considered.
author: Amarakoon, Vasantha Rohana Wijewardena
keywords: Engineering, Chemical
date published: 2014-12-16T19:16:56Z
date modified: 2026-07-22T22:26:05Z
provider: University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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