Large Scale Analysis of Complex Permittivity of Breast Cancer in Microwave Band

To obtain some prior knowledge of breast cancer detection by microwave imaging, we have measured and analyzed the complex permittivity of tissues extracted from over 140 breast cancer surgeries. The relative permittivity and conductivity of tumor at 1.6 GHz were 17.5% and 16.2% higher than those of mammary gland tissue, respectively. In invasive ductal carcinoma of scirrhous type, 8 out of 64 had higher relative permittivity and conductivity of mammary gland than those of tumor. However, when evaluated by the Debye parameter considering the frequency dependence of the tissue, it is rare that ε∞ and Δε of cancer are simultaneously lower than those of mammary gland. The relative permittivity and conductivity of fibroadenoma are almost the same as those of mammary glands. The relative permittivity and conductivity of each tissue showed strong linearity. Microwave imaging requires accurate reconstruction of ε∞ and Δε to distinguish cancer from normal tissue.

Complex permittivity-dependent plasma confinement-assisted growth of asymmetric vertical graphene nanofiber membrane for high-performance Li-S full cells

Vertical graphene(VG),possessing superior chemical,physical,and structural peculiarities,holds great promise as a building block for constructing a high-energy density lithium-sulfur(Li-S)battery.Therefore,it is desirable to develop a new VG growth technique with a novel structure to enable wide applications.Herein,we devise a novel complex permittivity-dependent plasma confinement-assisted VG growth technique,via asymmetric growing a VG layer on one side of N-doped carbon nanofibers for the first time,using a unique lab-built high flux plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition system,as a bifunctional nanofiber membrane to construct Li-S batteries with low neg-ative/positive(N/P)and electrolyte/sulfur(E/S)ratios.The unique nanofiber membrane could simultaneously protect the cathode and anode,enabling an excellent electrochemical performance with low N/P and E/S ratios in Li-S bat-teries.Such a full cell delivers high gravimetric energy density and volumetric energy density of 340 Wh kg^(-1) and 547 Wh L^(-1),respectively,at low N/P(2:1)and E/S(4:1)ratios.Furthermore,a pouch cell achieves a high areal capacity of 7.1 mAh cm^(-2) at a sulfur loading of 6 mg cm^(-2).This work put forward a novel pathway for the design of high-energy density Li-S batteries.

A New Numerical Method for Calculation of Complex Dielectric Permittivity

In this paper, a new numerical method-Kuhn algorithm with contour integral-is intrroduced and used to calculate the complex dielectric permittivities of materials from the short-circuitedwaveguide measurements. Some numerical results are given to verify the validity and efficiency ofthe new numerical method and the complex dielectric permittivities of materials calculated by thenew numerical method are quite identical with the results given by other works.

Measurement of the Dielectric Properties of Volcanic Scoria and Basalt at 9370 MHz

Dielectric data for volcanic scoria and basalt on the earth at microwave frequency are extremely sparse, and also crucial for volcanic terrains imaging, and development. In consideration of their similarity to lunar regolith (soils and rocks) in chemical and mineral composition, the dielectric data is significative for passive and active microwave remote sensing on the Moon. This study provides the data about the dielectric properties of three kinds of scoria and two kinds of basalt in China. The method put forward in this paper is also applicable for measuring the dielectric properties of dry rocks and other granular ground materials with low complex dielectric constants. Firstly, the authors measured the e' and tanδ values of strip specimens prepared from the mixture of scoria or basalt powder and polythene with the resonant cavity perturbation method at 9370 MHz. Secondly, from the ε' and tanδ values of the mixture, the ε' s and tanδ s values of solid scoria and basalt were calculated using Lichtenecker's mixture formulae. Finally, the effective complex dielectric constants, ε' e and tanδ e , of scoria at different bulk densities were calculated. The results have shown that the ε' s and tanδ s values of all solid basaltic materials measured (both solid basaltic scoria or basalt) are approximately 7 and 0.05, respectively. With increasing bulk density of scoria, the ε' c and tanδ e values of scoria increase significantly.

EFFECT OF Si CONTENT ON ORDERING DEGREE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC CHARACTERISTICS IN FeSiAl ALLOYS

FeSiAl alloys ribbons synthesized by melt-quench were annealed in vacuum at 873 K for 60 rain. The flaky powders were prepared by milling the annealed ribbons for 70 h. After milling, the powders were heat treated at 573 K for 90 rain. The ordering degree of the powders lattice structure was analyzed by X-ray diffraction （XRD）. The measurement of specific saturation magnetization was carried out by vibrating samples magnetometer （VSM）. Complex permittivity and complex permeability in the frequency band of 0.5-18 GHz were measured with the vector network analyzer. The ordering degree of the superlattice structure increased from 0.2＇7 to 0.49. Complex permittivity and complex permeability decreased with increasing Si content. After ordering, the specific saturation magnetization decreased from 134.2 to 85.0 A.m2.kg-1. For use in anti-EMI material, the total contents of Si and Al in FeSiAl alloys should be controlled at a low level.

An interdigitated impedance microsensor for detection of moisture content in engine oil

To address the need for the on-site measurement of aging oil, in this paper, we propose an impedance-based microsensor for analyzing the moisture content in engine oil. Using a microfabrication process, we fabricated an interdigitated microelectrode and integrated it with a 3 D-printed microcontainer to produce a microsensor that can detect changes in the permittivity of oil. When the moisture content in oil increases, this sensor can detect the resulting change in the oil impedance, which is related to its permittivity, and then determine the degree to which the oil has aged. The test results show that the proposed microsensor has the advantages of being small and having high sensitivity, good accuracy, and the ability to be combined with hand-held instruments.The proposed method is expected to be used for the rapid, low cost, on-site determination of oil aging.

Experimental and Computational Study of the Microwave Absorption Properties of Recycled α-Fe2O3/OPEFB Fiber/PCL Multi-Layered Composites

The aim of this study was to fabricate multi-layered recycled α-Fe2O3/OPEFB fiber/PCL composites for microwave absorbing applications in the 1 - 4 GHz frequency range. The multi-layered composites were 6 mm thick and each consisted of a 2 mm thick layer of recycled α-Fe2O3/PCL composites at various loadings (5 wt% - 25 wt%) of 16.2 nm recycled α-Fe2O3 nanofiller, placed between two layers of 2 mm thick OPEFB fiber/PCL composites blended at a fixed ratio of 7:3. The real (ε') and imaginary (ε") components of the relative complex permittivity were measured using the open-ended coaxial probe technique and the values obtained were applied as inputs for the Finite Element Method to calculate the reflection coefficient magnitudes from which the reflection loss (RL) properties were determined. Both ε' and ε" increased linearly with recycled α-Fe2O3 nanofiller content and the values of ε' varied between 3.0 and 3.9 while the ε" values ranged between 0.26 and 0.64 within 1 - 4 GHz. The RL (dB) showed the most prominent values within the 1.38 - 1.46 GHz band with a minimum of -38 dB attained by the 25 wt% composite. Another batch of minimum values occurred in the 2.39 - 3.49 GHz range with the lowest of -25 dB at 2.8 GHz. The recycled α-Fe2O3/OPEFB fiber/PCL multi-layered composites are promising materials that can be engineered for solving noise problems in the 1 - 4 GHz range.

Complex Effective Relative Permittivity of Soil Samples from the Taunus Region (Germany)

The most important parameter affecting ground-penetrating radar （GPR） measurements is the complex effective relative permittivity εr^＊,eff because it controls the propagation velocity and the reflection of GPR pulses. Knowing εr^＊,eff of soils passed through by electromagnetic waves increases accuracy in soil thickness and interface identification. Complex effective relative permittivity εr^＊,eff= εr^＊,eff - jεr^＊,effof 25 soil samples with textures ranging from loamy sand to silty clay was measured using the two-electrode parallelplate method. The measurements were conducted at defined water contents for frequencies from 1 MHz to 3 GHz. The results confirm the frequency dependence of εr^＊,eff and show that the dielectric behavior of soil-water mixtures is a function of water content. Applying the experimental data of this study with predictions based on the empirical model by Toppet aL （1980）, we find that Topp et aL＇s curve tends to underestimate the real part of εr^＊,eff measured. Along with frequency and water content, soil texture and organic matter affect soil permittivity. Moreover, the real part of εr^＊,eff increases at higher dry bulk densities. Output from our calibration model enables us to predict εr^＊,eff for the soil samples which were tested under the actual in situ soil water content. This results in high accuracy of soil thickness prediction.

An impregnation-reduction method to prepare graphite nanosheet/alumina composites and its high-frequency dielectric properties

he nano-graphite sheet/alumina composites were prepared in situ by a facile impregnation-reduction process.The microstructure of the composites was analyzed by X-ray diffraction （XRD）,and the final phase composition after reduction is Al2O3,metal Fe and graphite crystal.Scanning electron microscopy （SEM） images show that the particle size of Fe is about 20 nm,and the lamellae thickness of the graphite is about 30 nm.Then,the dielectric properties and conductive mechanism of the composites were investigated experimentally in the frequency range of 0.01-1.00 GHz by impedance analyzer.The results show that the real part of permittivity of composites increases with Fe3＋ concentration,which is due to the increase in interfacial polarization between Fe and A12O3 and the three-dimensional network of lamellar graphite formation.Therefore,tunable microtopography and electrical parameters of nano-graphite sheet/alumina composites can be realized by changing Fe3＋ concentration.

Frequency dispersion investigation of output reactance and capacitance in GaAs MESFETs by means of dielectric loss tangent consideration

The aim of this article is to investigate the effect of dielectric loss tangent on frequency dispersion of output reactance and capacitance in GaAs MESFETs.For this purpose,measurements of output impedance modulus and phase have been carried out within a frequency range of 10 Hz to 10 kHz,and various voltage values of gatesource（Vgs= 0,-0.2,-0.3,-0.35,-0.4,-0.45,-0.5 and-0.6 V） and drain-source（Vds= 0.7,0.9,1,1.5and 2 V） Based on the concept of complex permittivity of semiconductor material,complex capacitance is used to analyze and simulate frequency dispersion of output reactance and capacitance of GaAs MESFETs.The results show that conductor losses which dominate the dielectric loss tangent are attributed to trapping mechanisms at the interface of devices;so they influence the frequency dispersion of output reactance and capacitance in particular at low frequencies.This reveals that frequency dispersion of these parameters is also related to dielectric loss tangent of semiconductor materials which affects the response of electronic devices according to frequency variation.

REVISIT TO DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF FERRITE CERAMICS

Dielectric properties offerrite ceramics have been less reported than their magnetic properties.Ourrecent study indicated that ferrite ceramics with very low dielectric loss tangent can be developed byusing appropriate sintering aids,together with the optimization of other sintering parameters suchas sintering temperature and time duration.Among various candidates of sintering aids,Bi_(2)O_(3)isthe most promising one.It is important to find that the optimized concentration of sintering aid forfull densification is not sufficient to achieve lowest dielectric loss tangent.This short review was aimed to summarize the understanding in microstructural evolution,grain growth,densificationand dielectric properties offerrite ceramics as a function of sintering aid concentration and sinteringparameters,which could be used as a guidance to develop ferrite ceramics with low dielectric losstangents for various applications.

Dielectric relaxation studies of binary mixture of β-picoline and methanol using time domain reflectometry at different temperatures

Complex permittivity spectra of binary mixtures of varying concentrations of β-picoline and Methanol(MeOH)have been obtained using time domain reflectometry(TDR)technique over frequency range 10 MHz to 25 GHz at 283.15,288.15,293.15 and 298.15K temperatures.The dielectric relaxation parameters namely static permittivity(ε),high frequency limit permittivity(ε∞1)and the relaxation time(τ)were determined by fiting complex permittivity data to the single Debye/Cole-Davidson model.Complex nonlinear least square(CNLS)fiting procedure was carried out using LEVMW software.The excess permittivity(ε_(0)^(E))and the excess inverse relaxation time(1/τ)^(E) which contain information regarding molecular structure and interaction between polar-polar liqids were also determined.From the experimental data,parameters such as effective Kirkwood correlation factor(geff),Bruggeman factor(fB)and some thermo dynamical parameters have been calculated.Excess parameters were fitted to the Redlich-Kister polynomial equation.The values of static permittivity and relaxation time increase nonlinearly with increase in the mol-fraction of MeOH at all temperatures.The values of excess static permittivity(ε_(0)^(E))and the excess inverse relaxation time(1/τ)^(E) are negative for the studied β-picoline MeOH system at all temperatures.

Optimization of Ni_(0.95-x)Zn_(x)Co_(0.05)Fe_(1.90)Mn_(0.02)O_(4) ceramics with promising magneto-dielectric properties for VHF antenna miniaturization

Magnetic,dielectric and DC conductive properties of Ni_(0.95-x)Zn_(x)Co_(0.05)Fe_(1.90)Mn_(0.02)O_(4)(with x=0-0.20 at an interval of 0.05)ferrite ceramics were studied,in order to develop magneto-dielectric materials with almost equal values of relative permeability and permittivity,for the miniaturization of HF(3-30 MHz)and VHF(30-90MHz and 100-300 MHz)antennas.The ferrite ceramics were prepared by using the conventional two-step sintering process.The real part of relative permeability is increased almost linearly with increasing concentration of Zn,while that of relative permittivity keeps nearly unchanged.It is found that promising magneto-dielectric materials,with close values of real permeability and permittivity over 30-90 MHz(VHF),can be obtained for the samples at Zn concentrations between x=0.05 and x=0.10.

Dielectric spectroscopy and hydrogen bonding studies of 1-chloropropane-ethanol mixture using TDR technique

The time-domain reflectometry technique was exercised to assess the complex permittivities of 1-chloropropane and ethanol along with their binary mixture in the frequency range of 10MHz–50 GHz and in the temperature range of 10–25℃.Dielectric parameters like static dielectric permittivity(ε_(0))and relaxation time(τ)have been acquired by the least-square-fit method.The obtained assessments of static permittivity and relaxation time were used to compute various dielectric parameters like excess dielectric constant,excess relaxation time,Kirkwood correlation factor and thermodynamic parameters.The experimental outcome illustrates the nonlinear variations in dielectric permittivity,relaxation time and authenticates the structural formation due to intermolecular interaction between 1-chloropropane and ethanol.Molecular rotary motion and dipole reorientation movements of these complex systems are presented in agreement with the molar entropy and enthalpy.

Engineering of dielectric composites on electromagnetic and microwave absorbing properties for operation in the X-band

In this study,carbon black(CB)powder-loaded polyurethane(PU)composites(CB-PU composites)were prepared by melt mixing method with different volume percentages(45,50,55,58 and 61 vol.%)of CB in the PU matrix.The prepared CB-PU composites had been further studied for surface morphology using the field-emission scanning electron microscopy(FESEM)technique.Dielectric properties in terms of real permittivity(ε′)and imaginary permittivity(ε′′)of the fabricated composites were computed using an Agilent E8364B vector network analyzer in the frequency range of 8-12 GHz(X-band).Dielectric loss factor of the prepared CB-PU composites was computed in terms of the dielectric loss tangent(tanδ_(e)=ε′′/ε′).Microwave absorbing properties were appraised in terms of the reflection loss(RL)which in turn was calculated for varying thicknesses of the prepared composites from the measured real and imaginary permittivity data.The minimum RL was observed as−20.10 dB for the absorber with a thickness of 2.2 mm and the bandwidth achieved was 1.92 GHz for RL≤−10 dB.Based on the above results these CB-PU composites have potential use as effective microwave absorbers in 8-12-GHz(X-band)frequency range.

Dielectric relaxation study of aqueous ethylene glycol mono-methyl ether(EGME)with water using time domain reflectometry technique in the frequency range 10MHz to 50 GHz

The Complex permittivity spectra of glycol ether(GE)compounds such as ethylene glycol mono-methyl ether(EGME)with water mixture over entire concentration range and in temperature range of 10-25℃ have been determined using Time Domain Reflectometry(TDR)technique in the frequency range 10MHz to 50 GHz.The complex permittivity spectra for EGME-water were fitted in the Cole-Davidson model.The Static dielectric constant(ε_(0)^(E)),Relaxation time(τ),effective Kirkwood correlation factor(g_(eff)),excess permittivity(ε_(0)),thermodynamic parameters(activation enthalpy and activation entropy)and Bruggeman factor(f_(B))have been calculated by the nonlinear least square fit method.The intermolecular interactions between EGME-water binary mixtures suggest the nonlinear behavior of dielectric parameters.The contribution of hydrogen bonding interactions among the solute-solvent mixtures is confirmed by Excess properties and Bruggeman factor.

Study on the key problems of interaction between microwave and chemical reaction

Microwave has been found as an efficient heating method in chemical industry.However,in present days the interaction between microwave and chemical reactions has not been deeply understood,which restricts a wider application of high power microwave in chemical industry.In this paper,the key problems of interaction between microwave and chemical reaction are investigated,such as complex effective permittivity of chemical reaction,simulation of microwave heating on chemical reaction and non-thermal effect of microwave,which will enhance further knowledge of the mechanism of interaction between microwave and chemical reaction.Moreover,such an analysis is beneficial for handling with difficulties in application of microwave chemical industry.