OverviewSelf capacitanceMutual capacitanceCapacitorsStray capacitanceCapacitance of conductors with simple shapesEnergy storageNanoscale systems
In discussing electrical circuits, the term capacitance is usually a shorthand for the mutual capacitance between two adjacent conductors, such as the two plates of a capacitor. However, every isolated conductor also exhibits capacitance, here called self capacitance. It is measured by the amount of electric charge that must be added to an isolated conductor to raise its electric potential by one unit of measurement, e.g., one volt. The reference point for this potential is a the…