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Surface electroluminescence phenomena of insulating polymers

  • Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Abstract

Electroluminescence (EL) phenomena reveal some important information about the electrical ageing of solid insulating materials in discharge-free condition. The EL emission from the surface of several insulating polymers with a planar electrode system was investigated under ac electric field in vacuum. It was observed at a voltage as low as ∼1 kV. Its time-resolved distribution under stepped voltages, the intensity as a function of ac, positive and negative half-rectified ac voltages, the phase-resolved and spectral distributions are studied in detail. Based on the band theory of solid, a new model has been proposed to describe the EL phenomena observed, resulting from the radiative recombination of electrons and holes injected in the surface states. The experimental results and theoretical analysis also support a new approach to understanding the surface and interfacial phenomena in the field of electrical insulation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)253-256
Number of pages4
JournalConference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP), Annual Report
StatePublished - 2003
Event2003 Annual Report: Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dieletric Phenomena - Albuquerque, NM, United States
Duration: 19 Oct 200322 Oct 2003

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