Contact and surface impedances on humid mica and glass

Author

Jonscher, Andrew K. ; Chaudhry, M. Ashraf ; Goel, Tara Chand

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., London Univ., UK

Volume

23

Issue

3

fYear

1988

fDate

6/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

397

Lastpage

407

Abstract

Impedance measurements in the frequency range 10^-2-10 ⁴ Hz are reported on humid surfaces of ruby mica and glass, with the relative humidity (RH) of the ambient air as a variable parameter. Both the interfacial impedance of the one-dimensional contacts to the surface conducting layer and the surface impedance proper are found to be strongly dispersive, contrary to the usual assumption that surface conduction or surface leakage entails ohmic direct current phenomena. The glass samples were specially shaped to enhance the surface contribution in comparison with the contact impedance. Equivalent circuits are derived, and their physical significance is discussed. The amplitude of the rate processes is approximately exponential with RH

Keywords

contact resistance; electric impedance; equivalent circuits; humidity; insulating materials; mica; surface conductivity; 10^-2 to 10⁴ Hz; contact impedance; equivalent circuits; glass; humid surfaces; insulation; one-dimensional contacts; rate processes; relative humidity; ruby mica; surface conducting layer; surface impedances; surface leakage; Capacitance; Educational institutions; Electrodes; Frequency dependence; Frequency measurement; Glass; Humidity; Impedance measurement; Physics; Surface impedance;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electrical Insulation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9367

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/14.2380

Filename

2380