1. Impacts of impurities and thermal history on the electrical conduction and charge trapping characteristics in crosslinked polyethylene thin films Open Access Author: Walker, Roger Craig Title: Impacts of impurities and thermal history on the electrical conduction and charge trapping characteristics in crosslinked polyethylene thin films Graduate Program: Materials Science and Engineering Keywords: polyethyleneXLPELDPEdielectric spectroscopythermally stimulated depolarization currentBDSTSDCMeyer-Neldel rulecompensation lawcurrent-voltage measurementconduction current measurementIVMCCMhigh-voltage power cableHVDCHVAC File: Download IMPACTS_OF_IMPURITIES_AND_THERMAL_HISTORY_ON_THE_ELECTRICAL_CONDUCTION_AND_CHARGE_TRAPPING_CHARACTERISTICS_IN_CROSSLINKED_POLYETHYLENE_THIN_FILMS.pdf Committee Members: Michael T Lanagan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael T Lanagan, Committee Chair/Co-ChairRamakrishnan Rajagopalan, Outside MemberRalph H Colby, Committee MemberTze-Chiang Chung, Outside MemberJohn C Mauro, Program Head/Chair