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Abstract

To apply the power-law to random mixing composites, the power parameter α is defined as the mean depolarization factor along the external field. The formula of α is derived from the effective medium theory and beta function distribution assumption to study the geometrical influence of scatterers. According to the simulation, we prove that α = 1/3 is fit to the composites of randomly distributed spherical dielectric scatterers, whereas α = 1/2 to the flake-like or cylindrical shaped scatterers. This law can be applied to both dilute and dense condition describing the effective permittivity of random mixing composites and extended to aligned cases, which are meaningful to practical applications.

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Dr. Pei-Heng Zhou

Dr. Long-Jiang Deng

Dr. Bae-Ian Wu

Professor Jin Au Kong