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Phase-field simulations of the performance and dielectric breakdown of multilayer ceramic capacitors

Yu Huang, Si Liu, Bingbing Li, Jinhua Lao, Suilong Huang, Xiucai Wang, Wenbo Zhu, Peng Xiao, Xinmei Yu, Jianwen Chen

Journal of Electroceramics· Volume 53· Issue 4
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