Branković, Goran [UNESP]Branković, Zorica [UNESP]Jović, Vladimir D.Varela, José Arana [UNESP]2014-05-272014-05-272001-11-01Journal of Electroceramics, v. 7, n. 2, p. 89-94, 2001.1385-3449http://hdl.handle.net/11449/66600A novel fractal model for grain boundary regions of ceramic materials was developed. The model considers laterally inhomogeneous distribution of charge carriers in the vicinity of grain boundaries as the main cause of the non-Debye behaviour and distribution of relaxation times in ceramic materials. Considering the equivalent circuit the impedance of the grain boundary region was expressed. It was shown that the impedance of the grain boundary region has the form of the Davidson-Cole equation. The fractal dimension of the inhomogeneous distribution of charge carriers in the region close to the grain boundaries could be calculated based on the relation ds = 1 + β, where β is the constant from the Davidson-Cole equation.89-94engCeramicsFractalGrain boundaryImpedance spectroscopyModelCalculationsCarrier mobilityCharge carriersElectric conductivity of solidsElectric impedanceFractalsGrain boundariesMathematical modelsRelaxation processesSpectroscopyDavidson-Cole equationInhomogeneous distributionNon-Debye relaxationCeramic materialsArtigo10.1023/B:JECR.0000027948.16316.bdWOS:000173565000003Acesso restrito2-s2.0-0035520272