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. 2016 Mar 23;8(4):103. doi: 10.3390/polym8040103

Table 2.

Scenarios for simulations with varying parameters. Model parameters of each scenario are the same as for simulating charge transport in LDPE, except for those provided in the right column. Charge mobilities (in m2·V−1·s−1) are listed in order of increasing temperature (RT; 40 °C; 60 °C).

Scenario Description Model parameters Modified parameters
#1 Reduction of charge injection at electrodes Charge injection barrier heights as for the nanocomposite, all other parameters as for LDPE φK = 1.31 eV
φA = 1.26 eV
#2 Reduction of charges released from deep traps De-trapping barrier heights as for the nanocomposite, all other parameters as for LDPE φetr = 1.00 eV
φhtr = 1.00 eV
#3 Reduction of charge carrier mobility Mobility of electrons and holes as for the nanocomposite, all other parameters as for LDPE µe = 1 × 10−14;
3 × 10−14; 7 × 10−14
µh = 2 × 10−15;
6 × 10−15; 1.4 × 10−14
#4 Increase of trap densities Trap densities as for the nanocomposite, all other parameters as for LDPE Netr = 6.25 × 1021 m−3
Nhtr = 6.25 × 1021 m−3