Surface acoustic waves as a research tool for dielectric relaxation of adsorbed water

The paper demonstrates the possibility of using surface acoustic waves as a tool for studying the dielectric characteristics of adsorbed water. It is shown that the frequency dependence of the dielectric characteristics of adsorbed water can be successfully interpreted in terms of the Debye theory. This method makes it possible to measure the dielectric characteristics of a liquid in flat boundary layers of various thicknesses. Also, this method can successfully supplement the existing methods for studying dielectric characteristics and relaxation processes in the boundary layers of liquids.