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We previously reported on the complex permittivity and dc conductivity of waste-activated sludge. The measurements, spanning a frequency range of 3 MHz to 40 GHz, were made using an open-ended coaxial transmission line. Although this…
Dielectric permittivity of supercooled volume water has been measured in the range of temperatures from $-20\,^{\circ}$C to $-60\,^{\circ}$C at the frequencies $7.6$~GHz and $9.7$~GHz. The measurements have been made using microwave…
A local permittivity model is proposed to accurately characterize spatial dispersion in non-local wire-medium (WM) structures with arbitrary terminations. A closed-form expression for the local thickness-dependent permittivity is derived…
We perform broadband phase sensitive measurements of the reflection coefficient from 45 MHz up to 20 GHz employing a vector network analyzer with a 2.4 mm coaxial sensor which is terminated by the sample under test. While the material…
The accurate measurement of complex liquid permittivity in a frequency range provides important information on liquid properties in comparison to single frequency permittivity investigations. The multifrequency microwave characterization…
A rigorous homogenization theory is derived to describe the effective admittivity of cell suspensions. A new formula is reported for dilute cases that gives the frequency-dependent effective admittivity with respect to the membrane…
This manuscript presents a novel method for characterizing the permittivities of low-loss dielectric slabs in sub-terahertz (sub-THz) frequencies, specifically above 100 GHz using a quasi-optical system. The algorithm is introduced with…
This paper describes a method to determine the complex permittivity of a thin dielectric film from finite element analysis and microstrip line measurements. Two transmission line equivalent circuit models were used for the cases of an…
Material susceptibilities govern interactions between electromagnetic waves and matter and are of a crucial importance for basic understanding of natural phenomena and for tailoring practical applications. Here we present a new…
In the limit of small concentrations and weak applied electric fields, the dielectric permittivity of suspensions of arbitrarily shaped, shelled and charged particles is calculated. It is proved that the dielectric behavior at low…
We present an X-band waveguide (WR90) and UHF waveguide (WR1500) measurement method that permits the extraction of the complex permittivity for low dielectric loss tangent material specimen. The extraction method relies on computational…
Second harmonic generation (SHG) spectroscopy has been applied to probe the fused silica/water interface at pH 7 and the uncharged 11bar02 sapphire/water interface at pH 5.2 in contact with aqueous solutions of NaCl, NaBr, NaI, KCl, RbCl,…
Charge density waves (CDW) are states of broken symmetry with a periodic modulation of charge and lattice typically leading to the opening of a gap in the band structure. In the model CDW system 1T-TiSe$_2$ such a gap opens up between its…
Complex dielectric variations can address neatly the maturity of organic-rich mudrocks. We, therefore, apply an open hemispherical cavity resonator to measure complex dielectric permitivitties of five thin sections of oil (bakken) shales…
The excitation spectrum of the t-J model is studied on a square lattice in the large $N$ limit in a doping range where a $d$-$density$-$wave$ (DDW) forms below a transition temperature $T^\star$. Characteristic features of the DDW ground…
The dielectric spectrum of liquid water, $10^{4} - 10^{11}$ Hz, is interpreted in terms of diffusion of charges, formed as a result of self-ionization of H$_{2}$O molecules. This approach explains the Debye relaxation and the dc…
The absorption and variation of the velocity of a surface acoustic wave of frequency $f$= 30 MHz interacting with two-dimensional electrons are investigated in GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures with an electron density $n=(1.3 - 2.8) \times…
Experimental evidence on high-Tc cuprates reveals ubiquitous charge density wave (CDW) modulations, which coexist with superconductivity. Although the CDW had been predicted by theory, important questions remain about the extent to which…
We have explored the shear plasticity of charge density waves (CDWs) in niobium triselenide samples with cross-sections having a single micro-fabricated thickness step. Shear stresses along the step result from thickness-dependent CDW…
If a dissipative anisotropic dielectric material, characterized by the permittivity matrix $\underline{\underline{\epsilon}}$, supports Voigt-wave propagation, then so too does the analogous active material characterized by the permittivity…