Analysis of two-dimensional energy and relaxation-time distributions from temperature-dependent broadband dielectric spectroscopy

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Contributors

  • R. Pelster - , University of Cologne (Author)
  • T. Kruse - , University of Cologne (Author)
  • H. Krauthäuser - , Chair of Electromagnetic Theory and Compatibility, University of Cologne (Author)
  • G. Nimtz - , University of Cologne (Author)
  • P. Pissis - , National Technical University of Athens (Author)

Abstract

We present a method to determine the two-dimensional 2D distribution (Formula presented) of the relaxation time (Formula presented) using an inversion of temperature-dependent broadband dielectric data. In contrast to the usual evaluation of 1D distributions (Formula presented), the 2D analysis reveals whether the broadening of a relaxation peak has its physical origins in a variation of the activation energy (Formula presented), or the preexponential factor (Formula presented) or both. A study of the (Formula presented) relaxation of a polymer blend demonstrates the validity of the analysis. We compare the distribution obtained from dielectric ac data (5 Hz-300 MHz, 100 K-300 K) with the results of a thermally stimulated depolarization currents sampling technique. The contour line of (Formula presented) is shown to follow the compensation law.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8763-8766
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume57
Issue number15
Publication statusPublished - 1998
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-3894-9831/work/142252678