Analytical Impedance Spectroscopy: Basics and Applications
暫譯: 分析阻抗光譜學：基礎與應用

本書旨在介紹阻抗光譜學的主題，從基本原理開始，涵蓋最新應用於陶瓷、壓電元件、感測器、農業、食品品質控制、醫療診斷、癌症研究等領域的內容。所有材料均附有習題、答案、附錄和參考文獻。

Lakshman Pandey, a physicist, has his BSc and MSc degrees from BHU, Varanasi and PhD from IIT Kanpur (1980). He has worked as Postdoctoral Fellow at Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (1980-1983), Visiting Scientist and Visiting Professor at Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (1984, 1986, 1990), Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Associate Members at Brazilian Center for Physical Research, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2000, 2002), UGC Research Scientist at School of Materials Science & Technology, IIT(BHU) (1984-1989), Associate Professor (1989-1998) and Professor (1998-2018) at Department of Post Graduate Studies & Research in Physics and Electronics, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur, India. He has offered various courses in Physics, Electronics and Materials Science to MSc, MPhil, MTech, BTech and PhD students at Rani Durgavati University Jabalpur, School of Materials & Technology, IIT(BHU), and Indian Institute of Information Technology-Design and Manufacturing (IIIT- DM), Jabalpur. He has been Head of Department of Physics and Electronics (2002-2005), Dean of Faculty of Science of Rani Durgavati University (2005-2007), Member of Executive Council of Rani Durgavati University (2005-2007, 2013-2016), Chairman of Board of Studies in Physics and in Electronics (2002-2006), Prof-in-charge of University Science Instrumentation Centre (1999-2000), Member of Academic Senate of Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing (PDPM-IIITDM), Jabalpur (2005-2011). During his about 45 years of teaching and research career, he has worked on problems of theoretical and experimental nature including instrumentation and software development. He has worked in the areas of NMR in solids and gases (experiment, theory), NMR instrumentation, ferroelectrics, impedance spectroscopy, electronic ceramics, solidification, development of computer software, science concepts in ancient Sanskrit texts. He has been Associate Member of TWAS (2000-2006) and is Life Member of Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), Indian Physics Association (IPA) and Luminescence Society of India (LSI). He is a founder member of a scientific organization "Mahakoshal Vigyan Parishad, Jabalpur". He has supervised 8 PhD students (including three on impedance spectroscopy), 12 MPhil, 4 MTech and 15 MSc dissertations. He designed and developed NMR sample probes for gaseous samples in IIT Kanpur and for piezoelectric solids in Canada. He has developed the computer software IMPSPEC.BAS for complex nonlinear least squares (CNLS) and equivalent circuit modeling in impedance spectroscopy being widely used by his group.

Devendra Kumar, a physicist and materials scientist (PhD from IIT Kanpur), was Professor and Head, Department of Ceramic Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi, India. During his 35 years of Teaching and Research Career, he taught various courses on glass and ceramic technology and fabrication and characterization of advanced materials and developed many UG and PG Laboratories. His research areas include electroceramics (microwave dielectrics, glass ceramics dielectrics, varistors, solid oxide fuel cells), bioceramics (structural and spectroscopic characterization), metal matrix composites (structural and mechanical and electrochemical characterization). Prof. Devendra Kumar has published more than 280 research articles with good citations. He guided 26 PhD and 86 MTech students. He is a fellow of Institution of Engineers and Indian Institute of Ceramics. He has served at various national-level committees and has connection with various glass and ceramic industries. He is Member Research Council, CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata, Chairman, Advisory Committee, CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Khurja Centre, Khurja (UP), Member, Expert Committee; Mining, Minerals, Metals and Materials (4M), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, Convener, Flat and Coated Glass Subcommittee, CHD 10:6 of Glass, Glassware and Laboratory Ware Sectional Committee, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), New Delhi and Member Governing Council, Center for Development for Glass Industries, Firozabad (UP).

Om Parkash, a physical chemist and materials scientist (PhD from IIT Kanpur), was Professor and Head of Department of Ceramic Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi. He was a research associate in Lehigh University (USA) for one year (1988-1989). During his 39 years of teaching and research career behavior, he has published more than 250 papers, which are well cited. He has guided 20 PhD and 60 MTech students. He developed and taught various UG and PG courses on synthesis, characterization and electrical, magnetic, dielectric and corrosion behavior of metals, ceramics and polymers. His research areas include electronic ceramics (electrical, dielectric and magnetic properties of rare earth transition metal oxide perovskites, varistors, glass ceramics, polymer matrix ceramic composites and dielectrics), solid electrolyte for intermediate and low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells, metal-matrix composites (structural, mechanical and electrochemical behavior). He was a member of Advisory Committees (Materials, Mining and Mineral Engineering; Physics and Mathematical Sciences for Women Scientists Scheme) of Department of Science and Technology, Government of India for 15 years. He is a fellow of Indian Institute of Ceramics and life member of Materials Research Society of India. He has been using impedance spectroscopy extensively for development of ceramics.

Shukdev Pandey did his Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunication from Rajeev Gandhi Technical University, Bhopal in 2010. He did his Master of Technology in Ceramic Engineering from IIT (BHU), Varanasi in 2012. Thereafter, he completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Ceramic Engineering from IIT (BHU), Varanasi in 2018. His PhD thesis title is "Structural, Electrical and Impedance Spectroscopic Studies on Sr2+, Fe3+ and Sn4+ doped BaTiO3 Ceramics". His research areas include preparation and structural, electrical and magnetic characterization of electronic ceramic materials, microwave dielectric measurements, applications of electronic materials in development of microwave components, analytical modeling, design and simulation of rectangular dielectric resonator antenna (RDRA), equivalent circuit modeling and impedance spectroscopy. He has published seven research papers and contributed an invited book chapter titled "Impedance Spectroscopy: A Powerful Technique for Study of Electronic Ceramics" in Ceramic Materials - Synthesis, Characterization, Applications and Recycling, Dolores Eliche Quesada, Luis Perez Villarejo and Pedro Sanchez Soto (eds). He has extensively worked with Prof. Devendra Kumar, Prof. Om Parkash and Prof. L. Pandey on impedance spectroscopy and equivalent circuit modeling. Presently he is working as a research scientist, Industrial Research and Consultancy Centre, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India.

Lakshman Pandey是一位物理學家，擁有來自瓦拉納西的BHU的學士和碩士學位，以及來自IIT坎普爾的博士學位（1980年）。他曾在加拿大艾伯塔大學物理系擔任博士後研究員（1980-1983），並於1984年、1986年和1990年擔任訪問科學家和訪問教授。他是第三世界科學院（TWAS）成員，曾在巴西里約熱內盧的巴西物理研究中心工作（2000年、2002年），並於1984年至1989年擔任UGC研究科學家，於IIT(BHU)材料科學與技術學院任教。Lakshman Pandey於印度賈巴爾普爾的拉尼杜爾伽瓦提大學的物理與電子研究生院擔任副教授（1989-1998）和教授（1998-2018）。他為拉尼杜爾伽瓦提大學、IIT(BHU)材料與技術學院以及賈巴爾普爾的印度信息技術設計與製造學院（IIIT-DM）的碩士、MPhil、MTech、BTech和博士生提供了多種物理、電子學和材料科學的課程。他曾擔任物理與電子系主任（2002-2005）、拉尼杜爾伽瓦提大學科學學院院長（2005-2007）、拉尼杜爾伽瓦提大學執行委員會成員（2005-2007、2013-2016）、物理與電子學研究委員會主席（2002-2006）、大學科學儀器中心負責教授（1999-2000），以及賈巴爾普爾的印度信息技術設計與製造學院（PDPM-IIITDM）學術參議會成員（2005-2011）。在近45年的教學和研究生涯中，他研究了理論和實驗性質的問題，包括儀器和軟體開發。他的研究領域包括固體和氣體中的NMR（實驗、理論）、NMR儀器、鐵電材料、阻抗光譜學、電子陶瓷、固化、計算機軟體開發以及古代梵文文本中的科學概念。他是TWAS的副會員（2000-2006），並且是印度材料研究學會（MRSI）、印度金屬學會（IIM）、印度物理學會（IPA）和印度發光學會（LSI）的終身會員。他是科學組織“Mahakoshal Vigyan Parishad, Jabalpur”的創始成員。他指導了8名博士生（包括三名研究阻抗光譜學的學生）、12名MPhil、4名MTech和15名碩士論文。他在IIT坎普爾為氣體樣品設計和開發了NMR樣品探頭，並在加拿大為壓電固體設計了樣品探頭。他開發了計算機軟體IMPSPEC.BAS，用於複雜非線性最小二乘（CNLS）和阻抗光譜學中的等效電路建模，該軟體被他的研究小組廣泛使用。

Devendra Kumar是一位物理學家和材料科學家（博士學位來自IIT坎普爾），曾擔任印度科技學院（Banaras Hindu University）陶瓷工程系的教授和系主任。在他35年的教學和研究生涯中，他教授了多種有關玻璃和陶瓷技術以及先進材料的製造和特性化的課程，並開發了許多本科和研究生實驗室。他的研究領域包括電介質陶瓷（微波介質、玻璃陶瓷介質、壓敏電阻、固體氧化物燃料電池）、生物陶瓷（結構和光譜特性）、金屬基複合材料（結構、機械和電化學特性）。Devendra Kumar教授已發表超過280篇研究文章，並獲得良好的引用。他指導了26名博士生和86名MTech學生。他是工程師學會和印度陶瓷學會的會員。他曾在各種國家級委員會任職，並與多家玻璃和陶瓷行業有聯繫。他是CSIR-中央玻璃與陶瓷研究所的研究委員會成員，並擔任CSIR-中央玻璃與陶瓷研究所Khurja中心的諮詢委員會主席，還是新德里的科學與工業研究委員會（CSIR）礦業、礦物、金屬和材料（4M）專家委員會成員，並擔任印度標準局（BIS）玻璃、玻璃器皿和實驗室器具分委會CHD 10:6的平面和塗層玻璃小組的召集人，以及Firozabad（UP）玻璃工業發展中心的管理委員會成員。

Om Parkash是一位物理化學家和材料科學家（博士學位來自IIT坎普爾），曾擔任印度科技學院（Banaras Hindu University）陶瓷工程系的教授和系主任。他曾在美國萊海大學擔任研究助理一年（1988-1989）。在他39年的教學和研究生涯中，他發表了超過250篇論文，並獲得良好的引用。他指導了20名博士生和60名MTech學生。他開發並教授了多種有關金屬、陶瓷和聚合物的合成、特性化及其電學、磁學、介電學和腐蝕行為的本科和研究生課程。他的研究領域包括電子陶瓷（稀土過渡金屬氧化物鈣鈦礦的電學、介電學和磁學特性、壓敏電阻、玻璃陶瓷、聚合物基陶瓷複合材料和介電材料）、中低溫固體氧化物燃料電池的固體電解質、金屬基複合材料（結構、機械和電化學行為）。他曾是印度政府科學與技術部的諮詢委員會（材料、礦業和礦物工程；女性科學家計劃的物理和數學科學）成員，任期長達15年。他是印度陶瓷學會的會員，並且是印度材料研究學會的終身會員。他在陶瓷的開發中廣泛使用阻抗光譜學。

Shukdev Pandey於2010年在拉吉夫甘地技術大學獲得電子與電信工程學士學位。2012年，他在IIT(BHU)獲得陶瓷工程碩士學位。隨後，他於2018年在IIT(BHU)獲得陶瓷工程博士學位。他的博士論文題目為《Sr2+、Fe3+和Sn4+摻雜BaTiO3陶瓷的結構、電學和阻抗光譜研究》。他的研究領域包括電子陶瓷材料的製備及其結構、電學和磁性特性，微波介電測量，電子材料在微波元件開發中的應用，矩形介電共振天線（RDRA）的分析建模、設計和模擬，等效電路建模和阻抗光譜學。他已發表七篇研究論文，並在《陶瓷材料 - 合成、特性、應用與回收》一書中貢獻了一章，題為《阻抗光譜學：研究電子陶瓷的強大技術》，編輯為Dolores Eliche Quesada、Luis Perez Villarejo和Pedro Sanchez Soto。他與Devendra Kumar教授、Om Parkash教授和L. Pandey教授在阻抗光譜學和等效電路建模方面有廣泛合作。目前，他在印度孟買的IIT孟買生物科學與生物工程系工業研究與諮詢中心擔任研究科學家。