A theory of nonlinear AC response in coated composites

A method for determining effective dielectric responses of Kerr-like coated nonlinear composites under the alternating current (AC) electric field is proposed by using perturbation approach. As an example, we have investigated the composite with coated cylindrical inclusions randomly embedded in a host under an external sinusoidal field with finite frequency ω. The local field and potential of composites in general consists of components with all harmonic frequencies. The effective nonlinear AC responses at all harmonics are induced by the coated nonlinear composites because of the nonlinear constitutive relation. Moreover, we have derived the formulae of effective nonlinear AC responses at the fundamental frequency and the third harmonic in the dilute limit.     

Effective Anisotropic Dielectric Properties of Crystal Composites

Transformation fieM method （TFM） is developed to estimate the anisotropic dielectric properties of crystal composites having arbitrary shapes and dielectric properties of crystal inclusions, whose principal dielectric axis are different from those of anisotropic crystal matrix. The complicated boundary-value problem caused by inclusion shapes is circumvented by introducing a transformation electric field into the crystal composites regions, and the effective anisotropic dielectric responses are formulated in terms of the transformation field. Furthermore, the numerical results show that the effective anisotropie dielectric responses of crystal composites periodically vary as a function of the rotating angle between the principal dielectric axes of inclusion and matrix crystal materials. It is found that at larger inclusion volume fraction the inclusion shapes induce profound effect on the effective anisotropic dielectric responses.     

Elastic properties of spherically anisotropic piezoelectric composites

Effective elastic properties of spherically anisotropic piezoelectric composites, whose spherically anisotropic piezo-electric inclusions are embedded in an infinite non-piezoelectric matrix, are theoretically investigated. Analytical solutions for the elastic displacements and the electric potentials under a uniform external strain are derived exactly. Taking into account of the coupling effects of elasticity, permittivity and piezoelectricity, the formula is derived for estimating the effective elastic properties based on the average field theory in the dilute limit. An elastic response mechanism is revealed, in which the effective elastic properties increase as inclusion piezoelectric properties increase and inclusion dielectric properties decrease. Moreover, a piezoelectric response mechanism, of which the effective piezoelectric response vanishes due to the symmetry of spherically anisotropic composite, is also disclosed.     

Controlling electric field distribution by graded spherical core-shell metamaterials

This paper investigates analytically the electric field distribution of graded spherical core-shell metamaterials, whose permittivity is given by the graded Drude model. Under the illumination of a uniform incident optical field, the obtained results show that the electrical field distribution in the shell region is controllable and the electric field peak’s position inside the spherical shell can be confined in a desired position by varying the frequency of the optical field as well as the parameters of the graded dielectric profiles. It has also offered an intuitive explanation for controlling the local electric field by graded metamaterials.     

一个L波段海表盐度遥感反演的新经验模式

海表盐度是描述海洋的一个重要参量，海表盐度的微波探测是海洋遥感研究的重要内容.利用黄海实测盐度数据和海表亮温资料，建立了一个适用于黄海近岸的盐度反演模式.在没有海浪破碎情况下，利用L波段的亮温资料反演海洋表层盐度.本模式充分考虑了海面粗糙度的影响，从海水亮温和海水的介电常数反演的表层盐度和实测的表层海水盐度基本一致，其平均绝对误差为0.288psu，与同类模式相比具有较高的精度. 关键词： 盐度 亮温 辐射率 介电常数     

Microwave backscattering from the sea surface with breaking waves

Based on the effective medium approximation theory of composites, the whitecap-covered sea surface is treated as a medium layer of dense seawater droplets and air. Two electromagnetic scattering models of randomly rough surface are applied to the investigation of microwave backscattering of breaking waves driven by strong wind. The shapes of seawater droplets are considered by calculating the effective dielectric constant of the whitecap layer. The responses of seawater droplets shapes, such as sphere and ellipsoid, to the backscattering coefficient are discussed. Numerical results of the models are in good agreement with the experimental measurements of horizontally and vertically polarized backscattering at microwave frequency 13.9GHz and different incidence angles.     

Electric field distribution and effective nonlinear AC and DC responses of graded cylindrical composites

The perturbation method is used to study the localization of electric field distribution and the effective nonlinear response of graded composites under an external alternating-current (AC) and direct-current (DC) electric field E_app = E₀ (1+sin ωt). The dielectric profile of the cylindrical inclusions is modeled by function ε_i (r) = C_k r^k (r ≤ a), where r is the radius of the cylindrical inclusion, and C_k, k, a are parameters. In the dilute limit, the local potentials and the effective nonlinear responses at all harmonics are derived. Meanwhile, the general effective nonlinear responses are also derived and compared with the effective nonlinear responses at harmonics under the AC and DC external field. It is found that the effective nonlinear AC and DC responses at harmonics can be calculated by those of the general effective nonlinear of the graded composites under the external DC electric field. Moreover, the obtained local electrical fields show that the electrical field distribution in the cylindrical inclusions is controllable, and the maximum of the electric field inside the cylinder is at its center.     

Modeling effective viscosity reduction behaviour of solid suspensions

Under a simple shearing flow, the effective viscosity of solid suspensions can be reduced by controlling the inclusion particle size or the number of inclusion particles in a unit volume. Based on the Stokes equation, the transformation field method is used to model the reduction behaviour of effective viscosity of solid suspensions theoretically by enlarging the particle size at a given high concentration of particles. With a lot of samples of random cubic particles in a unit cell, our statistical results show that at the same higher concentration, the effective viscosity of solid suspensions can be reduced by increasing the particle size or reducing the number of inclusion particles in a unit volume. This work discloses the viscosity reduction mechanism of increasing particle size, which is observed experimentally.     

球形粒子复合介质非线性有效电导交流响应

利用摄动方法，研究了在外加交流电场作用下，含球形杂质的非线性复合介质有效电导的交流响应问题。在一类形如E1sinωt +E3sin3ωt的正弦电场作用下，分别导出了非线性复合介质中杂质粒子及基质所在区域的局部电势。在杂质浓度较低时，进一步得到了复合介质非线性有效电导在基频和三阶谐波下的响应，并讨论了二者之间的关系。     

波破碎下海洋表面微波辐射率的一种模式

利用有效介质近似理论方法，本文提出了计算强风驱动下海浪破碎的海洋表面微波辐射率的一种修正模式。该模式修正Pandey等人的经验模式，通过把海浪破碎的白冠层等效为海水和空气的复合介质，并利用复合介质有效介电常数的计算方法，在该模式中充分考虑了海洋表面水滴形态、白冠层厚度和覆盖率对海洋表面微波辐射率的影响。实验表明，该模式在不同风速、不同水滴形态以及微波频率下（6.6GHz,10.7GHz,37GHz）计算的海洋表面微波辐射率与实测结果一致。