Dielectric Interfaces in High-Voltage Technology: Overview and Theoretical Approaches to the Modeling of Functional and Breakdown Behavior

This article provides a broad overview of dielectric interfaces, including the wide range of technologies that feature them, basic theoretical treatment of interfacial phenomena, and a brief discussion of interfacial breakdown.

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