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Effects of External DC B-fields on High-Frequency Impedance Characteristics of Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors

  • Rongrong Zhang
  • , Chaoqiang Jiang
  • , Shuo Wang
  • , Teng Long
  • , Atif Iqbal
  • , Jian Qiu
  • , Cheng Wang
  • , Kefu Liu
  • , Hui Zhao*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review

Abstract

Multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) are widely used in power electronics. Because paraelectric and ferroelectric material are non-magnetic dielectrics, B-field effects are typically ignored in datasheets and design consideration. This letter reveals a significant, previously undocumented phenomenon: B-fields cause substantial high-frequency impedance variation in MLCCs, with observed changes exceeding 43% under B-fields up to 491 mT. Supplementary material includes all the design files for the measurement kit and all the raw data to ensure reproducibility. Raman spectroscopy and microstructure were employed to characterize the material composition and physical structure of the MLCCs. © 2025 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3117-3123
Number of pages7
JournalIEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Volume41
Issue number3
Online published27 Aug 2025
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2026

Funding

This work is supported by the joint funds of Industryuniversity-research of Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology under Grant SAST2023-050.

Research Keywords

  • B-field
  • ferroelectric material
  • high-frequency impedance
  • Multilayer Ceramic capacitor
  • paraelectric material

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