Dielectric dispersion in aqueous colloidal systems

Abstract

In this work we describe the fundamentals of the phenomenon of dielectric dispersion in aqueous colloidal suspensions, as well as the most recent advances on the subject. We begin by establishing the admitted definitions of the permittivity of a heterogeneous system consisting of a certain volume of a material dispersed in the form of identical spheres (the particles) in a liquid medium (an electrolyte solution). Attention is also paid to the relationship between the electric permittivity of the suspension and the strength and frequency dependence of the dipole moment induced by the external field.