Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy A Modern Analytical Technique

Fundamentals and applications from academia and industry

Broadband dielectric spectroscopy (BDS) is a rapidly growing analytical technique in academia and industry that is used to explore the molecular dynamics of polymers, liquids, and solids. Analytical chemists seeking to utilize this technique will find the necessary fundamentals in this work as well as details of experimental practices in polymer dynamics and aqueous systems. Authors from academia provide a diverse overview of different research, and Dr. Woodward introduces and edits the work with a focus on practice. His experience in industrial research and development across several industries ranging from oil & gas to pharmaceuticals enables him to showcase the connections of a technique that is generally distributed across many journals and fields. Readers will find the practicalities valuable and find inspiration in the examples provided.

William Henry Hunter Woodward joined Dow Chemical Core R&D in 2011 and has contributed to several projects involving the electrical, thermal, and rheological characterization of polymers. Working in Dow Core R&D, he has enhanced Dow's capabilities in Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy and applied it
in innovative ways for such industries as Oil, Gas and Mining, Building Materials, Food and Pharmaceuticals, Electronic Materials, and Packaging and Specialty Plastics. Hunter has co-authored 12 patent applications and 30 journal articles. He received his B.S. in Chemistry from Dickinson College and
his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Penn State.

Preface

Applied Dielectric Spectroscopy: Experimental Strategies
Chapter 1: Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy -A Practical Guide, W. H. Hunter Woodward
Chapter 2: A Brief History and Introduction to Admittance/Impedance Measurements, John G. Berberian
Chapter 3: Broadband Dielectric Characterization from 10 mHz to 100 GHz of a 3D Printable Material, Steven Perini, Maryam Sarkarat, Danny Zhu, Brian Foley, and Michael Lanagan
Chapter 4: Dielectric Spectroscopy at High Electric Fields, Ranko Richert
Chapter 5: Dielectric Probes: A Versatile Tool for the Study of Molecular Dynamics in Polymers, Michael Wübbenhorst

Applied Dielectric Spectroscopy of Polymer Systems
Chapter 6: Vitrification and Physical Aging in Polymer Glasses by Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy, Daniele Cangialosi
Chapter 7: Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy of Polymer Nanocomposites, Shiwang Cheng
Chapter 8: Glassy Dynamics in Nanometric Confinement of Various Topologies, a Comparison for the Case of Poly(2-vinylpyridine), Wycliffe K. Kipnusu, Martin Tress, and Friedrich Kremer
Chapter 9: Polymers under 2-D Confinement: Flow of Polymer Melts at the Nanoscale, Chien-Hua Tu, Martin Steinhart, Hans-Juergen Butt, and George Floudas
Chapter 10: Polymer Dynamics in Nanostructured Environments: Structure-Property Relations Unraveled by Dielectric Spectroscopy, Martin Tress, Maximillian Vielhauer, Pierre Lutz, Rolf Mülhaupt, Friedrich Kremer, Kunyue Xing, Sirui Ge, Pengfei Cao, Tomonori Saito, and Alexei Sokolov
Chapter 11: Impacts of Crosslinking and Degassing on the Conductivity, Dielectric Loss, and Morphology of Low-Density Polyethylene and Crosslinked Polyethylene, Roger Craig Walker, Hossein Hamedi, William H. Hunter Woodward, Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan, and Michael Lanagan

Applied Dielectric Spectroscopy of Aqueous Systems
Chapter 12: Isotope Effect on the Dynamics of Hydrophilic Solutions at Supercooled Temperatures, Jorge H. Melillo and Silvina Cerveny
Chapter 13: The Microwave Response of Water as the Measure of Interactions in a Complex Liquid, Yuri Feldman and Paul Ben Ishai

Editor's Biography
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