Lab Report 3: Electrical Properties of Ceramic Materials
Lab III: Physical Properties of Materials

By Will Paxton
3/5/07

Abstract
The electrical properties of 5 different samples were studied. Characterization of these samples was through the dielectric properties, as this is a very important step. The capacitance was measured for each sample incrementally while heating them up to 135ºC. In a second part to the experiment, piezoelectric samples were studied, and their piezoelectric coefficient was calculated.

Introduction
The objective of the experiment was to measure and interpret dielectric constants for 5 known materials. The ceramics used were Al2O3, AlN, PZT, SiO2 glass, and BeO. In order to determine the dielectric constant, a GenRad 1689 Digibride RLC apparatus was used to measure the capacitance. When a dielectric material is placed between the plates of a capacitor, an increase of charge storage capacity is expected. This is due to the polarization within......

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