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Microwave hall mobility studies on polymer-metal oxide nanocomposites
, , Vemuri Rama Krishna Murthy
Published in
2008
Volume: 107
   
Issue: 3
Pages: 1967 - 1972
Abstract
Films of polymer metal oxide composites with poly(methyl methacrylate) and metallic powders (CuO, Ni, and brushed Fe3O4) were prepared with a spin-casting method. Electric transport studies indicated that the compositions surpassed the percolation threshold limit. Alternating current (AC) conductivity studies confirmed a hopping mechanism with power-law behavior in frequency. For the first time, the mobility values of the carriers in these films were measured by the contactless microwave Hall effect technique with a bimodal cavity operating at 14 GHz. In this technique, a circular bimodal cavity is used to measure the change in the transmission coefficient (proportional to the carrier mobility) due to the application of a static magnetic field perpendicular to the microwave electric fields. The mobility measurements indicated a decrease in mobility with increasing quantity of CuO and Ni and showed an increase in the carrier-lattice scattering, whereas the mobility increased with increasing Fe3O4 due to the negative magneto resistance. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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JournalJournal of Applied Polymer Science
ISSN00218995
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Concepts (17)
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    Electric currents
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    Electric field effects
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    Hall mobility
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    Lattice constants
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    Magnetic field effects
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    Polymer films
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    BIMODAL CAVITY
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    CONTACTLESS MICROWAVE
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    METALLIC POWDERS
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    TRANSMISSION COEFFICIENT
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    Nanocomposites
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    Electrical conductivity
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    ELECTROMAGNETIC RESISTANCE
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    Film
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    METALLIC PROPERTY
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    Nanocomposite
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    POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE