Effects of additives on the thermally stimulated current in polyethylene

Abstract

Polymer materials, usually, contain various additives, for example, antioxidants, slipping agents and the others. The chemical structures of these additives are essentially polar, and, consequently, these additives give great effects on the electrical properties of polymer materials. In this paper, in order to investigate the effects of additives on the thermally stimulated current (TSC) in polyethylene, additives those chemical structures are known were blended in polyethylene without additives, and, the TSC of these polyethylene were measured.