Better Modeling of Electrostatic Discharge in an Insulator

TBMG-6574

01/01/2010

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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.

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"Better Modeling of Electrostatic Discharge in an Insulator," Mobility Engineering, January 1, 2010.
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Jan 1, 2010
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TBMG-6574
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English