Electrical conduction in low-density polyethylene

Author

Chen, G. ; Banford, H.M. ; Fouracre, R.A. ; Tedford, D.J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK

fYear

1989

Firstpage

277

Lastpage

281

Abstract

Charge transport in additive-free low-density polyethylene (LDPE) was investigated by examining the behavior of both steady-state and transient currents as well as thermally stimulated discharge currents (TSDCs). The transient current behavior indicated space-charge-limited current (SCLC). The carrier mobility calculated from the transient SCLC curves was in agreement with other measurements and was found to increase with the square of the applied voltage. log I versus log V plots of isochronal measurements showed a straight line of gradient 3. This would appear to indicate an SCLC process. TSDC and transient discharge current results revealed that double injection can occur in LDPE, which could influence the variation of carrier mobility with applied voltage and would be characterized by curvature in the log I versus log V plots at high fields

Keywords

carrier mobility; organic insulating materials; polymers; space-charge-limited conduction; thermally stimulated currents; transients; LDPE; carrier mobility; high fields; low-density polyethylene; space-charge-limited current; steady state current; thermally stimulated discharge currents; transient currents; Current measurement; Dielectric materials; Electrodes; Inductors; Polyethylene; Polymers; Steady-state; Temperature; Testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Conduction and Breakdown in Solid Dielectrics, 1989., Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Trondheim

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSD.1989.69204

Filename

69204