Hopping Conductivity in Low-Density Polyethylene

Authors

Jerilyn Brunson, Utah State University
John R. Dennison, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Proceedings of the 12th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA Fellowship Symposium

Publisher

Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium

Publication Date

2007

Abstract

Measurements of resistivity of low density polyethylene (LDPE) have been made using the standard constant voltage method to determine the temperature dependence of resistivity. Where electrons are assumed to serve as the primary charge carriers, their mobility is believed to be dependent on their probability of hopping between trapping sites treated as potential wells. We consider our measurements of this relatively simple polymeric material using temperature-dependant models of conduction mechanisms developed for amorphous solids and semi-conductors.

Comments

Proceedings of the 12th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA Fellowship Symposium, (Salt Lake City, UT, May 8 2007).

Recommended Citation

Jerilyn Brunson and JR Dennison, “Hopping Conductivity in Low-Density Polyethylene,” Proceedings of the 12th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA Fellowship Symposium, (Salt Lake City, UT, May 8 2007).