Novel Method of Estimating Dielectric Constant for Low-k Materials

A novel method of estimating the dielectric constant has been devised based on a theoretical treatment of dielectrics. The expression obtained enables the electronic and ionic components of the dielectric constant to be estimated from data in the literature. The orientational component can be isolated by measuring the temperature dependence of the dielectric constant. The dielectric constants of low- k materials which have not been synthesized can be estimated using this expression.