scholarly journals Dielectric elastomers, with very high dielectric permittivity, based on silicone and ionic interpenetrating networks

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (61) ◽  
pp. 49739-49747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liyun Yu ◽  
Frederikke Bahrt Madsen ◽  
Søren Hvilsted ◽  
Anne Ladegaard Skov

Dielectric elastomers (DEs), which represent an emerging actuator and generator technology, admittedly have many favourable properties, but their high driving voltages are one of the main obstacles to commercialisation.

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Gayaneh Petrossian ◽  
Nahal Aliheidari ◽  
Amir Ameli

Ternary composites of flexible thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), lead zirconate titanate (PZT), and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with very high dielectric permittivity (εr) and low dielectric loss (tan δ) are reported. To assess the evolution of dielectric properties with the interactions between conductive and dielectric fillers, composites were designed with a range of content for PZT (0–30 vol%) and MWCNT (0–1 vol%). The microstructure was composed of PZT-rich and segregated MWCNT-rich regions, which could effectively prevent the formation of macroscopic MWCNT conductive networks and thus reduce the high ohmic loss. Therefore, εr increased by a maximum of tenfold, reaching up to 166 by the addition of up to 1 vol% MWCNT to TPU/PZT. More importantly, tan δ remained relatively unchanged at 0.06–0.08, a similar range to that of pure TPU. εr/tan δ ratio reached 2870 at TPU/30 vol% PZT/0.5 vol% MWCNT, exceeding most of the reported values. This work demonstrates the potential of three-phase polymer/conductive filler/dielectric filler composites for efficient charge storage applications.


2013 ◽  
Vol 102 (4) ◽  
pp. 042904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Yang ◽  
Ben-Peng Zhu ◽  
Zhi-Hong Lu ◽  
Zi-Yu Wang ◽  
Chun-Long Fei ◽  
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