Following are links to pages, images, or  Adobe Acrobat PDF  documents containing information about electrical measurements on ferroelectrics. They are loosely broken down into background information, descriptions of specific devices, and detailed directions, although there is some overlap among documents. I would be interested in hearing from you about errors and your suggestions at the following email address.


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--Paul Moses
  Tue, Nov 25, 2003

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