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This is an open access article published by the IET under the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Received 03/02/2018, Accepted 03/04/2018, Revised 27/03/2018, Published 04/04/2018

Flexible polymer-matrix nanodielectrics have recently been attracting more attention in the fields of frontier research internationally since the beginning of the 21st century. It would accelerate a technical reformation for the applications in new energies, bioscience and biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, electronic skin, wearable electronic clothing, Internet of things, and electrical insulation. This review summarises the recent development and achievements of nanodielectrics, including space charge suppression, high energy density storage, partial discharge resistance, non-linear field grading properties, high thermal conductivity, and future applications in biomedical area. Special attention is given to two representative interface models that are the Lewis's diffusion electrical double-layer model and Tanaka's multi-core model. At last, some issues related to the technology of nanodielectrics have also been discussed.

Inspec keywords: space charge; thermal conductivity; filled polymers; nanoparticles; diffusion; nanocomposites

Other keywords: nonlinear field grading properties; space charge; biomedical engineering; wearable electronic clothing; high thermal conductivity; flexible polymer-matrix nanodielectrics; partial discharge resistance; electronic skin; Tanaka's multicore model; high energy density storage; electrical insulation

Subjects: Self-diffusion and ionic conduction in solid nonmetals; Dielectric breakdown and space-charge effects; Structure of solid clusters, nanoparticles, nanotubes and nanostructured materials; Electrochemistry and electrophoresis; Nonelectronic thermal conduction and heat-pulse propagation in nonmetallic solids; Structure of polymers, elastomers, and plastics

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