Experimental Investigation of Electrical Conductivity and Permittivity of SC-TiO 2 -EG Nanofluids

Nanoscale Res Lett. 2016 Dec;11(1):375. doi: 10.1186/s11671-016-1590-7. Epub 2016 Aug 24.

Abstract

The paper presents experimental studies of dielectric properties of nanofluids based on ethylene glycol and SC-TiO2 nanoparticles with average size of 15-40 nm with various mass concentrations. The dielectric permittivity both real part and imaginary part as a function of temperature and frequency were measured. Also, dependence ac conductivity on frequency, temperature, and mass concentration were investigated. Based on the curves of ac conductivity, dc conductivity was calculated, and 400 % enhancement in dc conductivity was exposed.

Keywords: Dielectric properties; Nanofluids; Titanium oxide.