Dielectric-measurement parameters Materials analysis

Dielectric analysis measures two fundamental characteristics of a material—permittivity e and conductivity o (or resistivity p)—as functions of time, temperature, and AC radial frequency (O. As was discussed above, permittivity and conductivity are two parameters characteristic of respective abilities of analyzed material to store electrical energy and transfer electric charge. Both of these parameters are related to molecular activity. For example, a "dielectric" is a material whose capacitive current (out of phase) exceeds its resistive (in phase) current. An "ideal dielectric" is an insulator with no free charges that is capable of storing electrical energy. The Debye Equation (Eq. 1-12) relates the relative permittivity e to a concept of material polarization density P [C/nP], or electrical dipole moment [C/m] per unit volume [m ], and the applied electric field V ... 

Far-IR reflectivity spectra of the (Pbo 5Cao 5)(Eeo 5Tao 5)03 specimens sintered at 1250°C for 30 min were taken to calculate the intrinsic dielectric loss at microwave frequencies. The spectra of the specimens were fitted by 10 resonant modes. The calculated reflectivity spectra are well fitted with the measured ones, as shown in Figure 22.4 and Table 22.2. The dispersion parameters of the specimens in Table 22.2 were determined by the Kramers-Kronig analysis and the classical oscillator model. The calculated values were higher than the measured ones by Hakki and Coleman s method, which is due to extrinsic effects such as grain size and porosity. Assuming the mixture of dielectrics and spherical pore with 3-0 connectivity, the measured loss quality also depends on the porosity as well as the intrinsic loss of materials, and Equation 22.24 may be modified for the loss quality, as in Equation 22.25 ... 

Thermal analysis techniques are used to study the properties of polymers, blends and composites and to determine the kinetic parameters of their stability and degradation processes.Here the property of a sample is continuously measured as the sample is programmed through a predetermined temperature profile. Among the most common techniques are thermogravimetry (TG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and dielectric spectroscopy are essentially extensions of thermal analysis that can reveal more subtle transitions with temperature as they affect the complex modulus or the dielectric function of the material. 

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