Dielectric Characterization and Modeling of Composite Materials Based on Epoxy Resin/Black Iron Oxide/Titanates in Several Frequency Ranges

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to study the dielectric dispersion of two different ternary composites made of epoxy resin (RE), black iron oxide (Fe3O4) with one of the two titanates (calcium titanate (CaTiO3) or strontium (SrTiO3)) on several frequency bands. Additionally, the effect of the two titanates and the (Fe3O4) on the permittivity and conductivity of these ternary composites is investigated. These composite materials were characterized using time domain spectroscopy (TDS). The inclusion of the two titanates increased the real permittivity and conductivity of the two composites, shifting the resonance frequency (ƒR) towards the low frequency range and causing the opposite phenomenon for the static permittivity (ε s). The frequency dispersion behavior model for the complex permittivity has been proposed to improve the effectiveness of the predictive frequency model through a better choice of the damping factor and to bring theoretical and experimental findings closer together. Comparing these data shows that the proposed model is applicable to ternary combinations with high accuracy. The values of the quality factor (Q) obtained are encouraging in microwave applications. These composite materials witch containing CaTiO3 and SrTiO3 inclusions have contributed to the development of dielectric permittivity that suits very well frequency communication systems.