Ys. Ho et P. Schoen, ARTIFICIAL DIELECTRICS OF CONDUCTIVE FIBERS IN POLYMERS - EFFECTS OF VISCOSITY AND MATRIX COMPOSITION ON PERMITTIVITY AND LOSS, Journal of materials research, 11(2), 1996, pp. 469-474
We report the microwave dielectric properties of composites made of ni
ckel-coated graphite fibers in two different types of silicone polymer
s. The influence of matrix viscosity on the fiber alignment, fiber fil
amentation in the composites, and how those affect the permittivity an
d loss tangent of the composite are discussed. The dependence of the p
ermittivity and loss of the composites on the permittivity and loss of
the matrix will also be compared.