ENHANCEMENT OF THE SURFACE DIELECTRIC AND PHOTODIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE BY ADDING EMODIN

Abstract

In this paper, we report surface dielectric and photodielectric properties of low density polyethylene (LDPE)/Emodin composite. Emodin was extracted from Fallopia japonica plant. The composite was obtained from the xylene solution. Dielectric measurements were performed in the frequency range from 240 Hz to 4 kHz and the temperature range from 20 °C – 70 °C. Irradiations of the sample were applied before and during measurement with selected wavelengths from UV to the visible range. Surface dielectric conductance and susceptance of the LDPE/Emodin composite is higher then value of conductance and susceptance of pure LDPE. We found an increase, by one order of magnitude, in conductance and susceptance of the LDPE/Emodin composite with increase of measurement frequency. Furthermore, the surface conductance and susceptance increase due to UV radiation in mentioned temperature range, but during visible radiation at frequency 1 kHz (except in the case green LED lamp) we observed the enhance of conductance only at temperature range up to 50 °C.