The interaction of electromagnetic waves with matter in the frequency range between 10-6 and 1012 Hz is the domain of broadband dielectric spectroscopy. In this extraordinarily extended dynamic range molecular and collective dipolar fluctuations, charge transport and polarisation effects at inner and outer boundaries take place and determine the dielectric properties of the material being studied. Hence, broadband dielectric spectroscopy enables one to gain a wealth of information on the dynamics of bound (dipoles) and mobile charge carriers depending on the details of a molecular system. It is the intention of this book to be both an introductory course to broadband dielectric spectroscopy as well as a monograph describing recent dielectric contributions to current topics. In this respect the book will correspond to the needs of graduate students but also to specialized researchers, molecular physicists, polymer scientists and materials scientists in academia and in industry.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
From the reviews:
from J.AM.CHEM.SOC. 2003, 125, 7748 by C.M. Roland, Naval Research Lab.:
"Certainly, it is timely to have a book that offers a comprehensive introduction to the technique and also compares it to related experimental methods. This will facilitate use of dielectric spectroscopy by more chemists, physicists, and material scientists. Given the dramatic increase in the application of dielectric spectroscopy of late, a research monograph is also welcome. This ambitious text succeeds in this two-fold purpose."
From "ChemPhysChem", Vol. 5, Issue 11, p. 1806-1807:
"(...) Summarizing, the book edited by Kremer and Schönhals is very timely, well-written and surprisingly homogeneous in style despite the large number of authors involved. Besides a snapshot of the state-of-the-art of BDS as a modern technique, this book also put BDS in the right context and offers valuable links to related popular physical methods and research areas. The book is highly recommended to specialists in physics, electrical engineering, materials science, and (bio)chemistry, as well as to students in these disciplines. It is particularly useful for readers who are interested in dielectric techniques, but also beneficial for a readership that is generally interested in molecular dynamics and glass transition phenomena."
Dr. Michael Wübbenhorst, Fac. Applied Sciences, Delft Univ. of Technology
"Modern dielectric spectroscopy can provide new and detailed information on a broad range of materials ... . Certainly, it is timely to have a book that offers a comprehensive introduction to the technique ... . Given the dramatic increase in the application of dielectric spectroscopy of late, a research monograph is also welcome. This ambitious text succeeds in this two-fold purpose. ... Its presence is well-deserved in the library of dielectric spectroscopists or any scientist interested in acquiring a thorough introduction ... ." (C.M. Roland,Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 125, 2003)
"The book edited by Kremer and Schönhals is very timely, well-written ... . Besides a snapshot of state-of-the-art of BDS as a modern technique, this book also puts BDS in the right context and offers valuable links to related popular physical methods and research areas. The book is highly recommended to specialists in physics, electrical engineering, materials science, and (bio)chemistry, as well as to students in these disciplines. It is particularly useful for readers who are interested in dielectric techniques ... ." (Dr. Michael Wübbenhorst, ChemPhysChem, Vol. 5 (11), 2004)
