Universal dielectric loss in glass from simultaneous bias and microwave fields.
Phys Rev Lett
; 110(15): 157002, 2013 Apr 12.
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ABSTRACT
We derive the ac dielectric loss in glasses due to resonant processes created by two-level systems and a swept electric field bias. It is shown that at sufficiently large ac fields and bias sweep rates, the nonequilibrium loss tangent created by the two fields approaches a universal maximum determined by the bare linear dielectric permittivity. In addition, this nonequilibrium loss tangent is derived for a range of bias sweep rates and ac amplitudes. A predicted loss function can be understood in a Landau-Zener theory and used to extract the two-level system density, dipole moment, and relaxation rate.