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Classification of electric materials
Materials in electronics can be classified as electrotechnical, constructional and special. Electrotechnical materials are classified by four groups:…
Types of chemical bonding
The essential particles that construct all materials are electrons, neutrons and protons. Protons and neutrons form the atomic…
Crystal lattice and miller indices
This post is about structure of solid state materials, their properties and quantitative characteristics. Crystal lattice A crystal…
Defects in solids
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Polymorphism
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Energy band theory
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Complex conductance. Active and reactive power
Complex conductance Y is the value, reverse to the complex resistance Z, where Y=1Z=ye-jφ. Complex conductance is measured with…