Dielectric Permittivity, Loss Factor and Ac. Conductivity of (Epoxy / Ferrous Sulfide) Composites.

Abstract

The dielectric properties of (Epoxy/Ferrous sulfide) composites were characterized as a function of Ferrous
sulfide weight fraction, temperature was in the range 30-150
o
C, and frequency was in range 120 Hz -2MHz . The
dielectric parameters have been measured using parallel plate capacitor method. Experimental results showed that the
real ε' and imaginary ε" parts of permittivity increases as Ferrous sulfide weight fraction increases. The values of ε'
increase as the temperature increases, the increase was accompanied by the presence of obvious peaks at high
temperature which may be related to the increased mobility of segments of epoxy molecules at elevated temperatures
below the glass-transition temperature and the differential thermal expansion of the polymer and the filler. The values
of ε' decrease as frequency increases, which indicates that the major contribution to polarization is related to orientation
polarization. Dielectric loss showed an increase both with an increase in frequency and temperature, loss peaks were
observed at 10 kHz and at high temperatures respectively. A.c conductivity and impedance behaviors of the composites
as a function of temperature and frequency were investigated too.