Research of migration behavior of space charge packet in polyethylene by electron beam irradiation method under the applied electric field

TL;DR

This study investigates the migration behavior of space charge packets in polyethylene using a novel multi-layer sample and electron beam irradiation, revealing the relationship between charge mobility and electric field.

Contribution

Introduces a new multi-layer sample design to accurately observe charge migration and establish the mobility-electric field relationship in polyethylene.

Findings

Charge packets successfully migrated in the new sample.

Mobility range determined from 0.06×10⁻¹⁴ to 1.02×10⁻¹⁴ m²/(V·s).

Results align with the Gunn effect-like model predictions.

Abstract

For accurately obtaining the relationship between the carrier mobility and the applied electric field, a new multi-layer sample has been designed. Polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) films were hot pressed on both sides of linear low density polyethylene( LLDPE) to block the charge injection from the electrode, so as to better observe the migration of irradiated electrons. The new multi-layer sample was firstly charged to form a charge packet in the electron beam (e-beam) irradiation setup. And then it was transferred to the Laser Induced Pressure Propagation (LIPP) setup to have the space charge evolution monitored under DC voltages on the order 10-70 kV/mm. The migration of the charge packet has been successfully obtained in this new multi-layer sample. By using the packet front as the reference point, the range of the average mobility of packets at a range from 0.06*10-14 to 1.02*10-14 m2/(V*s) under calibration local field. The experimental results coincide well with the curve relating charge mobility and the electric field predicted from the Gunn effect-like model.