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A simple device for dielectric spectroscopy of polymers with temperature regulation close to 300 K based on a Peltier
A Raihane1, R Tourbot, F Ladieu
1Service de Physique de l'Etat Condensé (CNRS/URA 2464), DSM/IRAMIS/SPEC, CEA Saclay, F-91191 Gif/Yvette Cedex, France.
The Review of Scientific Instruments
|May 8, 2012
Abstract:
We present a simple thermostat device for performing dielectric spectroscopy measurements on polymers close to their glass transition temperature. By using a vacuum chamber containing a Peltier junction with its regulator, we show that a very simple setup yields a temperature accuracy which is good enough for accurate studies of polymer dielectric properties. This technique is also more cost effective than standard setups using cryogenic fluids.

