Thermally stimulated current spectroscopy

The Use of Thermally Stimulated Current Spectroscopy in the Pharmaceutical Sciences... 

The measurement and control of electrostatic charge has been studied more extensively on textile materials than on hair fibers. Methods reported in the literature for static charge measurements include resistivity measurements, Faraday cage [197], dielectric losses, and TSC (thermally stimulated current) spectroscopy [198],... 

Note that thermally stimulated current spectroscopy cannot be applied to conductive materials with a resistance smaller than lO Q/m thickness. In addition, the presence of space charges in the sample can produce artefacts. For solid samples the upper temperature limit of measurement is the onset of flow, which presents itself as a large current discharge. This discharge is due to the sample behaving like a battery and draining the charges accumulated at the surfaces. 

In response to criticism from members of the electronics industry that thermal analysis methods are often incompatible with the rapid pace of corporate research development, new sections have been introduced on thermally stimulated current spectroscopy, thermal conductivity, optothermal transient emission radiometry and micro-thermal analysis (/ TA). 

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