Ceramics, materials, microelectronics and graph theory new frontiers

Abstract

This research is focused on further developing of application and use of graph theory in order to describe relations between grains and to establish control over layers. We used functionalized BaTiO3 nanoparticles coated with Yttrium-based salt. The capacitance change results on super-microstructure levels are the part of the measured values on the bulk samples. The new idea is graph theory application for determination of electronic parameters distribution at the grain boundary and to compare them with the bulk measured values. We present them with vertices in graph, corresponding with grains, connected with edges. Capacitance change with applied voltage was measured on samples sintered in air and nitrogen, up to 100 V. Using graph theory, it has been shown that capacitance change can be successfully calculated on the layers between grains. Within the idea how to get parameters values at microlevel between the grains and pores, mathematical tool can be developed. Besides previously described 1D case, some original calculations for 2D cases were performed in this study, proving successful graph theory use for the calculation of values at nanolevel, leading to a further minituarization in micropackaging.