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Dielectric Constant and Piezo-Electric Resonance of Barium Titanate Crystals

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THE growth of barium titanate single crystals and the ferro-electric behaviour of their pseudocubic modification have been described earlier1,2, and more detailed data can now be given.

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MATTHIAS, B. Dielectric Constant and Piezo-Electric Resonance of Barium Titanate Crystals. Nature 161, 325–326 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161325a0

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