The electro-optic and dielectric properties of ferroelectric liquid crystal-multi-wall carbon nanotube dispersions were investigated with respect to temperature and nanotube concentration. The main physical properties, such as tilt angle, spontaneous polarization, response time, viscosity, and Goldstone-mode relaxation strength and frequency were studied. While all dispersions exhibit the expec...

Small changes in the dielectric response of a material result in substantial variations in the Hamaker coefficient of the van der Waals interactions, as demonstrated in a simplified approximate model as well as a realistic example of amorphous silica with and without an exciton peak. Variation of the dielectric response spectra at one particular frequency influences all terms in the Matsubara s...

Because it is sensitive to fluctuations occurring over femtoseconds to picoseconds, gigahertz-to-terahertz dielectric relaxation spectroscopy can provide a valuable window into water's most rapid intermolecular motions. In response, we have built a vector network analyzer dielectric spectrometer capable of measuring absorbance and index of refraction in this frequency regime with unprecedented ...

The ac electrical response is studied in thin films composed of well-defined nanometric Co particles embedded in an insulating ZrO2 matrix which tends to coat them, preventing the formation of aggregates. In the dielectric regime, ac transport originates from the competition between interparticle capacitive Cp and tunneling Rt channels, the latter being thermally assisted. This competition yiel...

This paper proposes a rational approximation-based approach to find positive real parameters for the extended Debye model (EDM), aimed at condition assessment of insulation systems power transformers. The EDM can slow and fast polarization phenomenon, including relaxation mechanisms with different times within composite dielectric material. In proposed approach, complex permittivity transformer...

The dielectric and relaxation parameters of a binary system of edible oils, containing unsaturated fats namely mustard oil and coconut oil/ground nut oil/linseed oil in different proportions by volume are measured at different frequencies and a constant temperature (40°C). It is realized that at the given temperature, the dielectric constant of prepared samples at microwave frequency increases ...

Liver ischaemia was induced by cross clamping the hilar pedicle for 30 minutes in groups of rats with or without treatment with the iron chelating agent desferrioxamine (deferoxamine, DFR). The groups included eight animals each and were divided into the following treatment categories: control; ischaemia alone; ischaemia with subsequent reperfusion; ischaemia preceded by DFR, 60 mg/kg body weig...

Dielectric properties of mashed potatoes relevant to microwave and radio-frequency (RF) pasteurization and sterilization processes were measured over 1 to 1800 MHz and 20 °C to 120 °C. Effects of moisture content (81.6% to 87.8%, wb) and salt content (0.8% to 2.8%, wb) were investigated. Dielectric loss factors and constants decreased with frequency. Dielectric loss factors increased with tempe...

This paper presents the effect on resonant frequency (fr) of equilateral triangular patch due to cover and space dielectric. It is observed that as the superstrate dielectric constant and its thickness increases, the resonant frequency decreases. For space dielectric, as the air gap between patch and space dielectric increases the resonant frequency increases with incremental change in fr < 0.4...