A new proposed model for dielectric behavior of PVC/rice husk composites

Ecofriendly materials are becoming a need of the day. We have severe setback when there is lot of use of agro wastes in plastics. To reduce pure plastic use in agriculture, this study has been made to find some remedial measure. In the process, we sought the effect of addition of rice husk (RH) in polyvinylchloride (PVC) on the dielectric properties at different frequency and temperature has been studied. Measurements have been performed in the frequency range from 1 to 10 kHz and temperature range of 32–80°C. The experimental results show that dielectric constant (ε′) increases with the addition of RH in PVC. Dielectric constant (ε′) decreases with increasing frequency, which indicates that the major contribution to the polarization comes from orientation polarization. Dielectric constant (ε′) increases with increasing temperature due to greater freedom of movement of dipoles within PVC at higher temperatures. A theoretical model for dielectric constant with temperature and frequency dependent is proposed. Experimental results are in good agreement with the proposed theoretical model. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012     

Preparation and dielectric properties of (Ba0.5Sr0.4Ca0.1)TiO3/polystyrene composites

Polymer composites with polystyrene (PS) as matrix and (Ba_0.5Sr_0.4Ca_0.1)TiO₃ (BSCT) as fillers are prepared by solution casting method. It is found that the dielectric constant of the prepared BSCT/PS composites increases with increasing filler content over the frequency range from 100 Hz to 500 MHz. And the dielectric properties of the composites show a good temperature independency over the range of ?30°C to 80°C. For the composite with 50 vol % filler content, the dielectric constant and dielectric loss are comparable with the literature values reported for other PS composites used for microwave substrate. Several theoretical models are used to compare with the experimental data of the dielectric constant of the composites. The microstructure and thermal properties of the composites were also studied. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 41398.     

Fe2O3对硫铁铝酸钡钙矿物电学性能的影响

以分析纯化学试剂为原料合成了硫铁铝酸钡钙系列单矿物,研究了该矿物水化1 d,7d和28d水化样品的电阻率、阻抗、相对介电常数、介电损耗等电学性能.结果表明:随着Fe2O3含量的增加,样品的电阻率、阻抗先减小,后增大:相对介电常数则呈相反的趋势;介电损耗在水化早期变化无规律,水化后期高频区介电损耗是先增大,后减小.     

Frequency and Temperature Dependence of Dielectric Properties of Au/Polyvinyl Alcohol (Co,Ni-Doped)/n-Si Schottky Diodes

The dielectric properties and AC conductivity of Au/polyvinyl alcohol (Co, Ni-doped)/n-Si Schottky diodes (SDs) were investigated in the frequency range 1 kHz–1 MHz and in the temperature range 80–400 K. The frequency and temperature dependence of dielectric constant (?′), dielectric loss (?″), loss tangent (tan δ), AC electrical conductivity (σ _ac ) and the real and imaginary parts of the electric modulus (M′ and M″) were found to be a strong function of frequency and temperature. The values of ?′, ?″ and tan δ decrease with increasing frequency, while they increase with increasing temperature, especially above 275 K. The values of σ _ac increase with both increasing frequency and temperature. Such temperature-related behavior of σ _ac can be attributed to the high mobility of free charges at high temperature. Electric modulus formalism was also analyzed to obtain experimental dielectric data. The values of M′ and M″ increase with increasing frequency, while they decrease with increasing temperature. The interfacial polarization, which more easily occurs at low frequencies and high temperatures, consequently contributes to the improvement of the dielectric properties of SDs.     

成型压力对水泥基压电复合材料压电及介电性能的影响

以硫铝酸盐水泥为基体,以铌锂锆钛酸铅为功能体,用压制成型法制备了水泥基压电复合材料.研究了不同成型压力对水泥基压电复合材料的压电性能及介电性能的影响规律.结果表明:随着成型压力的增大,复合材料的结构越致密,其压电应变常数d33和相对介电常数εr均增大;而机电耦合性能则变化较小.在40～100 kHz频率范围内,成型压力越大,压电复合材料的介电常数随频率的升高而下降的程度就越显著,低频和高频时的介电常数之差也就越大.     

Effect of MnO2 additive on the dielectric and electromagnetic interference shielding properties of sintered cement-based ceramics

Cement-based ceramic pellets were prepared and their properties were studied for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding applications. The shielding materials were made of Portland cement with the addition of different concentrations of manganese oxide (MnO₂) up to 10 wt%. The pellets were sintered at 850 °C for 5 h and then polished prior to characterizations of density, porosity, microstructures, dielectric properties, and EMI shielding effectiveness (SE). Results show that the MnO₂-cement pellets have good dielectric properties, i.e. high dielectric constant (∼300) and low dielectric loss (<0.3). The dielectric constant increased with increasing MnO₂ content in the cement matrix. The SE values of the MnO₂-cements fluctuated between 2 dB and 9 dB in the frequency range of 8-13 GHz. The sample with 10 wt% MnO₂ additive had SE values of up to 9 dB. Most of the samples with high additive concentrations produced SE exceeding 7 dB.     

聚合物熔体的介电性能研究

研究了聚碳酸酯（PC）、低密度聚乙烯（LDPE）两种聚合物熔体的介电性能。结果表明, PC熔体在220~320 ℃范围内,PE-LD熔体在120~300 ℃温度范围内,两种聚合物熔体的介电常数在低频时随频率的增加而显著减小;频率为10 Hz时,PC熔体的介电常数在220~320 ℃范围内随温度的升高而增大,介电常数变化较大,而频率为100~1 000 Hz时,PC熔体的介电常数在此温度范围内随温度的升高变化较小;频率为10 Hz时,PE-LD熔体的介电常数在120~300 ℃范围内随温度的升高表现出先增大后减小,再增大的复杂关系,频率为1 000 Hz时,PE-LD熔体的介电常数受温度的影响较小。     

Complex Impedance and Dielectric Dispersion in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Cement Matrices

The electrical response of carbon fiber reinforced cement mortar over the frequency range 1 Hz–10MHz has been presented. The low frequency conductivity is shown to be directly influenced by increasing fiber dosage, with conductivity percolation occurring at dosages in the range 0.35%–1.0% (by volume). When viewed across the entire frequency spectrum, the conductivity and dielectric constant frequency dispersions reveal two regions of relaxation. The definition of these regions becomes more pronounced as the fiber dosage is increased. It is proposed that the low frequency relaxation process (1 Hz–1 kHz) is related to the enhanced charge transfer characteristics at the electrode–material interface produced by the presence of the carbon fibers in the vicinity of the electrodes. The high frequency relaxation process (5 kHz–10 MHz) results from a Maxwell–Wagner effect produced by the presence of highly conducting inclusions (the carbon fibers) in the low conductivity mortar matrix.     

Impedance spectroscopy study of hardened Portland cement paste

In this paper, the differential impedance analysis (DIA) has been applied to the study of the dielectric properties of hardened Portland cement paste. Two time constants are found in the impedance spectra obtained in the frequency region form 100 kHz to 15 MHz. One time constant has been attributed to the solid matrix and the other one to the liquid phase filling the pores. The effect of the cement paste-electrodes interface has been quantified using two different experimental set-ups. Measurements using direct contact between electrodes and cement paste have been compared with measurements using an air gap technique in which the specimen “floats” between the electrodes. The two referred time constants have been found in both types of measurements. The influence of drying on the dielectric parameters is also studied.     

Electrical properties of flexible graphene reinforced polyimide composites

The electrical properties of polyimide and the composite at different volumes fractions were studied in the frequency range 200–20 kHz and in the temperature range 30–200 °C. Increasing the volume fraction of graphene up to 10%, resulted in an extremely large increase in the dielectric constant, which indicates the composites remarkable ability to store electric potential energy under the effect of alternating electric field. An increase in dielectric constant was also observed with increasing temperature and decreasing frequency. The outstanding dielectric properties of polyimide graphene nanocomposites are attributed to the large volume fraction of interfaces in the bulk of the material. The measured increase in dielectric constant with increasing temperature was attributed to the segmental mobility of the polymer chains. The AC conductivity for polyimide and the composites was calculated from the loss factor and a remarkably high conductivity was obtained for the composites due to the formation of conducting paths in the matrix by the graphene sheets. Also this study showed that the thermal conductivity of the composites increased sharply with increasing graphene concentration. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017 , 134, 45372.     

Organo-soluble, segmented rigid-rod polyimide films: 2. Properties for microelectronic applications

The essential properties of polyimide films of importance in microelectronic applications are thermal and thermo-oxidative stability, dimensional stability, glass transition behaviour and the relative permittivity (dielectric constant ′). A segmented rigid-rod polyimide was synthesized from 3,3′,4,4′-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride (BPDA) and 2,2′-bis(trifluoromethyl)-4,4′-diaminobiphenyl (PFMB) in order to develop new materials for microelectronic applications. The thermal and thermo-oxidative stability were investigated by determining the thermal degradation activation energy in air (210 kJ mol⁻¹) and in nitrogen (303 kJ mol⁻¹). The thermal stability was further studied through thermogravimetry-mass spectroscopy. The coefficient of thermal expansion, which indicates the dimensional stability, was measured via a tension mode of a thermomechanical analyser and doubly extrapolated to zero stresses, and was 6.98 × 10⁻⁶°C⁻¹ for the BPDA-PFMB films. The glass transition temperature, measured thermomechanically, was found to be 287°C. The dielectric constant for the films, measured after ageing at 50% relative humidity for 48 h at 23°C, was between 2.8 and 2.9 in a frequency range from 0.1 kHz to 1 MHz. The temperature and frequency dependence of the dielectric behaviour is also discussed.     

固态反应法制备CaCu3-xMgxTi4O12陶瓷的介电性能研究

利用固态反应法制备了CaCu3-xMgxTi4O12（x=0,0．2,0．4,0．6,0．8,1．0）陶瓷,并分析探讨了MgO添加量对其介电性能的影响。研究结果表明,添加MgO后陶瓷晶粒有变小的现象,且MgO的添加摩尔比为0．6时其介电常数最佳,但介电常数随频率增加下降也较快;MgO添的加摩尔比为0．2和0．4时虽然介电常数增加较少,但随频率变化幅度却较小。在频率〈1000Hz时添加MgO会使陶瓷使的介电损耗大幅上升,这表明添加MgO有降低电阻的效果。     

Li+ ion conduction mechanism in poly (ε-caprolactone)-based polymer electrolyte

In this work, solid polymer electrolytes based on poly(?-caprolactone) (PCL) with lithium bis(oxalato)borate as a doping salt were prepared by solution cast technique using DMF as a solvent. The electrical DC conductivity and dielectric constant of the solid polymer electrolyte samples were investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy over a frequency range from 50 Hz to 1 MHz. It was found that the DC conductivity increased with increase in the salt concentration to up to 4 wt% and thereafter decreased. Dielectric constant versus salt concentration was used to interpret the decrease in DC conductivity with increase in salt concentration. The DC conductivity as a function of temperature follows Arrhenius behavior in low temperature region, which reveals that ion conduction occurs through successful hopping. The curvature of DC conductivity at high temperatures indicates the contribution of segmental motion to ion conduction. High values for dielectric constant and dielectric loss were observed at low frequencies. The plateau of dielectric constant and dielectric loss at high frequencies can be observed as a result of rapid oscillation of the AC electric field. The HN dielectric function was utilized to study the dielectric relaxation. The experimental and theoretical data of dielectric constant are very close to each other at low temperatures. At high temperatures, the simulated data are more deviated from the experimental curve of dielectric constant due to the dominance of electrode polarization. The non-unity of relaxation parameters (α and β) reveals that the relaxation processes in PCL-based solid electrolyte is a non-Debye type of relaxation.     

Relationships between the accumulative damage and dielectric properties of woven BN-coated Hi-Nicalon™ SiC fibre-reinforced SiC matrix composites

The accumulative damage behaviour of BN-coated Hi-Nicalon™ SiC fibre-reinforced SiC matrix composite was examined under tensile cyclic loading at room and elevated temperatures. The accumulative damage occurring during the cyclic loading was quantitatively characterised using the damage parameter obtained by the hysteresis loop curves. The damage parameter increased with increasing applied stress beyond the matrix cracking stress, and it subsequently retained a nearly constant value until just before fracture. Moreover, the dielectric constant, dielectric loss and loss tangent of the composite were measured before and after the fracture in the frequency range 1–1000 MHz. The dielectric properties had similar frequency dependency before and after the fracture. However, the dielectric constant, dielectric loss and loss tangent were lower in the post-fractured specimens than in the pristine ones. The reduction of the dielectric properties was associated with the accumulative damage stored in the specimens. In addition, the relationships between the dielectric properties and the damage parameter were described in detail.     

Thermal and dielectric behavior of flexible polycarbonate/lead zirconate titanate composite system

Polycarbonate (PC)/Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) composites were prepared using solution mixing method followed by hot pressing. The volume fraction of PZT particles was varied from 0 to 27.5%. SEM showed good dispersion of PZT in the PC matrix. XRD confirmed the perovskite structure of PZT and amorphous structure of polycarbonate. The dielectric constant of the composites measured at 1 kHz, increased ～3.5‐fold compared with pure PC. The modified Lichtenecker equation agreed well with the experimental data. There was no dispersion in the dielectric constant of the composites for the frequency range of 1 kHz to 10 MHz. However, at frequencies higher than 10 MHz significant drop in dielectric constant was observed. The dissipation factor of the composites was found below 0.02. However, above 1 MHz, an abrupt increment in the dissipation factor was observed. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014 , 131, 39913.     

介孔MCM-48粉体对环氧树脂性能影响

采用溶液共混法制备了介孔MCM-48粉改性环氧树脂复合材料,研究了MCM-48添加量对复合材料力学性能及介电性能的影响。结果表明,添加少量的MCM-48粉能够同时对环氧树脂起到增强增韧效果。复合材料1MHz下的介电常数及介电损耗均随MCM-48添加量的增加先降低后升高。当MCM-48的添加量为2%时,复合材料的综合性能最佳,弯曲强度为82.15 MPa,弯曲弹性模量为2.45 GPa,冲击强度为21.75 kJ/m2,分别比纯环氧树脂提高了27.36%、28.32%、136.59%。复合材料1MHz下的介电常数为3.55,介电损耗为0.028。该材料有望在微电子领域获得应用。     

Temperature-dependent dielectric, impedance and tunability studies on bismuth zinc niobate ((Bi1.5Zn0.5)(Nb1.5Zn0.5)O7) ceramics

Bi₂O₃–ZnO–Nb₂O₅-based pyrochlore ceramics are receiving increasing attention due to their excellent dielectric properties in the microwave frequency range. Site disorder at the pyrochlore A-site is well known for lone pair active cations like Bi³⁺ and is attributed as the reason for this material's high dielectric constant and tunability. Bismuth zinc niobate ((Bi_1.5Zn_0.5)(Nb_1.5Zn_0.5)O₇) [BZN] ceramics are prepared by the conventional solid-state reactions. The relative permittivity (_r) and the dielectric loss tangent (tan δ) of the BZN ceramics sintered at 1000 °C are found to be around 130 and 0.0004, respectively at a frequency of 1 MHz measured at room temperature. The impedance spectroscopy measurements are conducted at different temperatures to separate grain and grain boundary contributions to the dielectric constant. The tunability of these ceramics is studied under a constant dc bias voltage.     

AC conductivity and positive temperature coefficient effect in microcellular EPDM vulcanizates

Dielectric relaxation spectra of conductive carbon black reinforced microcellular EPDM vulcanizates were used to study their relaxation behavior in the frequency range of 0.01–10⁵ Hz over a wide range of temperature from 30 to 120°C. The effect of variation in filler loading and blowing agent loading (density) on dielectric characteristics such as impedance, dielectric constant, and conductivity has been studied. The experimental results show that the relative dielectric permittivity of the composites depends strongly on the extent of carbon black and blowing agent concentrations. The frequency dependence of AC conductivity has been investigated by using Percolation theory. The permittivity and conductivity of the microcellular composites have been analyzed based on scaling theory at increasing temperatures. The applicability of Lichtenecker‐Rother's “rule of mixture” to describe the complex permittivity of the composite has also been investigated. Irrespective of the blowing agent loading and temperature, the percolation threshold as studied by DC conductivity was found to be at 40 phr loading of the filler. Scanning electron microphotographs showed agglomeration of the filler above this concentration and formation of a continuous network structure. POLYM. COMPOS., 2008. © 2008 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Electrical and dielectric properties of segregated carbon black–polyethylene systems

The electrical and dielectric properties of compression-molded segregated polyethylene-carbon black mixtures are described in the frequency range between 10 and 8000 kHz as a function of frequency, temperature, and carbon black loading. The segregated systems investigated exhibit insulator-conductor transitions in the range 0.25–0.65% (volume/volume) carbon black. The dielectric constant and the dissipation factor of the conductive samples are relatively very high in the frequency range studied. The dielectric constant increased sharply with the carbon black concentration, and then increased moderately beyond the insulator-conductor transition. The dissipation factor-concentration curves for different carbon blacks show maximum values in the vicinity of the critical concentration values. The dielectric properties of these systems are discussed in terms of interfacial Maxwell-Wagner polarization effects.     

Dielectric characteristics of CuO-Na2O-SiO2 glasses with cole-cole plots technique and ac conductivity study

A series of glasses with formula (SiO₂)_{0.7 ? x} (Na₂O)_0.3(CuO) _x with (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.20) were prepared and studied by means of ac measurements in the frequency range 20 kHz-10 MHz at room temperature. The study of frequency dependence of both dielectric constant ?′ and dielectric loss ?″ showed a decrease of both quantities with increasing frequency indicating a normal behavior of dielectrics. Cole-Cole plots are drawn with ?′ and ?″. From the Cole-Cole plot parameters like optical dielectric constant, static dielectric constant, average relaxation time, molecular relaxation time are evaluated. Besides, the ac conductivity were analyzed by considering a power relation σ(ω) = A ω ^s (s ≤ 1). The observed behavior of the ac conduction is treated in terms of the quantum-mechanical tunneling (QMT) model.