Better Modeling of Electrostatic Discharge in an Insulator
TBMG-6574
01/01/2010
- Content
An improved mathematical model has been developed of the time dependence of buildup or decay of electric charge in a high-resistivity (nominally insulating) material. The model is intended primarily for use in extracting the DC electrical resistivity of such a material from voltage-vs.- current measurements performed repeatedly on a sample of the material over a time comparable to the longest characteristic times (typically of the order of months) that govern the evolution of relevant properties of the material. This model is an alternative to a prior simplistic macroscopic model that yields results differing from the results of the time-dependent measurements by two to three orders of magnitude.
- Citation
- "Better Modeling of Electrostatic Discharge in an Insulator," Mobility Engineering, January 1, 2010.