Quantitative microwave impedance microscopy with effective medium approximations

Autor: T. S. Jones, C. R. Pérez, J. J. Santiago-Avilés
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: AIP Advances, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 025207-025207-8 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2158-3226
DOI: 10.1063/1.4976729
Popis: Microwave impedance microscopy (MIM) is a scanning probe technique to measure local changes in tip-sample admittance. The imaginary part of the reported change is calibrated with finite element simulations and physical measurements of a standard capacitive sample, and thereafter the output ΔY is given a reference value in siemens. Simulations also provide a means of extracting sample conductivity and permittivity from admittance, a procedure verified by comparing the estimated permittivity of polytetrafluoroethlyene (PTFE) to the accepted value. Simulations published by others have investigated the tip-sample system for permittivity at a given conductivity, or conversely conductivity and a given permittivity; here we supply the full behavior for multiple values of both parameters. Finally, the well-known effective medium approximation of Bruggeman is considered as a means of estimating the volume fractions of the constituents in inhomogeneous two-phase systems. Specifically, we consider the estimation of porosity in carbide-derived carbon, a nanostructured material known for its use in energy storage devices.
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