Dielectric broadband spectrometer facility
Description
This facility is a tool for investigating a variety of dielectric processes for both electrical and non-electrical applications. It measures electrical properties of materials over a wide frequency and temperature range.
Make and Model
Novocontrol Technologies, Germany, Concept 80
Available mode for use
Low/high temperature (-150°C to 900°C), magnetodielectric measurements, piezoelectric measurements, ferroelectric loop measurements.
Specifications/Features
- It has two separate analyzers:
- From 3MHz to 20MHz working on gain phase measurement method
- From 1MHz to 3GHz working on coaxial line reflectometry method.
- Permittivity, modulus, conductivity (AC), specific resistance (resistivity), tan δ, capacity, impedance, admittance, inductivity, measured temperature, measured time, measured AC volt, measured DC volt, measured AC current, measured DC current.
- Magneto dielectric measurement (For bulk and thin film sample)
- P-E loop measurement (For bulk and thin film sample)
- Piezoelectric measurement (only for bulk sample)
Application
- Polymers, rubbers, liquid crystals, ferroelectrics, ceramics, Dielectric spectra, molecular relaxation and dynamics, glass transition.
- Pharmaceutical applications, characterization of drugs.
- Structural material properties like phase transitions, phase compositions, and crystallization processes
- Semiconductors, organic crystals: charge transport, activation energy, charge mobility.
- Civil engineering, characterization of concrete.
- Pharmaceutical applications, characterization of drugs.
- Structural material properties like phase transitions, phase compositions and crystallization processes
- Semiconductors, organic crystals: charge transport, activation energy, charge mobility.
- Civil engineering, characterization of concrete.
Faculty in-charge
Contact Email
bds@iitb.ac.in
Location
Location (Address)Room No. 002, Ground floor, Dept. of Metallurgical Engg. and Materials Science, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai - 400 076
Contact No: 022-25764634
Other Contact Person
- Mr. Prasanjit Dey