IET Nanodielectrics
Volume 3, Issue 4, December 2020
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Volume 3, Issue 4
December 2020
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- Author(s): Yu Zhao ; Li-Juan Yin ; Shao-Long Zhong ; Jun-Wei Zha ; Zhi-Min Dang
- Source: IET Nanodielectrics, Volume 3, Issue 4, p. 99 –106
- DOI: 10.1049/iet-nde.2019.0045
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Electroactive polymer (EAP) is a kind of smart material, which can change its shape under the stimulation of electric field. Dielectric elastomer (DE) is an important member of the EAP. DE has the characteristics of excellent performance, such as light weight, low noise, low cost, and so on, which guarantee its wide applications in the fields of actuators, generators, sensors. In this review, the principles of energy conversion, the research status and latest development of new technologies for DEs, and the performance characteristics of DEs are summarised. Simultaneously, it points out the development problems and feasible countermeasures. At last, the application prospects of DE are discussed, combined with the research direction of the international frontier.
- Author(s): Feng Shi ; Huiling Chen ; Jing Wang
- Source: IET Nanodielectrics, Volume 3, Issue 4, p. 107 –115
- DOI: 10.1049/iet-nde.2020.0021
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Barium titanate (BaTiO3, BT) is widely used in the manufacture of electronic components such as multilayer ceramic capacitors, supercapacitors, thermistors, ferroelectric devices and piezoelectric devices due to its excellent dielectric, ferroelectric, piezoelectric and insulating properties. The performance of BT-based components is highly dependent on the quality of the BT nanoparticles. Large particle size and uneven distribution are the disadvantages of the BT nanoparticles synthesised by the traditional solid-phase reaction, however, the liquid-phase method can overcome these shortcomings, which has the characteristics of high purity and uniform composition with small particle size, and therefore is the main method for the preparation of BT nanoparticles. This review described various liquid-phase preparation methods of BT nanoparticles and compared the advantages and disadvantages of these methods, thereafter the optimised process parameters that affected the BT crystalline quality were summarised so as to obtain BT nanoparticles with a high crystalline quality, small particle size and even distribution.
Review of dielectric elastomers for actuators, generators and sensors
Liquid-phase preparation of BaTiO3 nanoparticles
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- Author(s): Subhajit Maur ; Nasirul Haque ; Preetha Pottekat ; Biswajit Chakraborty ; Sovan Dalai ; Biswendu Chatterjee
- Source: IET Nanodielectrics, Volume 3, Issue 4, p. 116 –123
- DOI: 10.1049/iet-nde.2020.0020
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In this study, the relationship between thermal ageing and charge trapping properties of epoxy-based nanocomposites has been investigated. With ageing, any dielectric material undergoes thorough degradation. This degradation significantly affects the space charge accumulation and charge trapping behaviour of the dielectric, which are very important parameters for insulation health under high-voltage direct current (HVDC) environment. In this work, an improved model based on the isothermal relaxation current (IRC) has been developed to study the charge trapping behaviour of pure epoxy and epoxy alumina (Al2O3) nano-composites at different ageing conditions. A methodology based on polarisation–depolarisation current (PDC) measurements has been proposed to identify the current component due to a dipolar relaxation in measured total IRC. This will help to identify the trap distribution characteristics more accurately compared to conventional IRC measurements. It was experimentally observed that the addition of nanoparticles significantly reduces trapped charge formation and reduces thermal degradation. It is observed that aging leads to the generation of deeper traps, while the addition of Al2O3 nanoparticles mainly enhances the density of shallow traps. Results presented in this work indicate that epoxy–alumina nanocomposites are very much suitable in HVDC applications from the perspective of trapped charge accumulation.
- Author(s): Asmaa Ibrahim ; Loai Nasrat ; Ahmed Elnoby ; Soliman Eldebeiky
- Source: IET Nanodielectrics, Volume 3, Issue 4, p. 124 –130
- DOI: 10.1049/iet-nde.2020.0018
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Trends in the studies of mineral oil (MO)-based nanofluids (NFs) show that most of the conducted works have focused only on the thermal and dielectric properties but few numbers on the ageing performance. In the present study, ZnO NF, in combination with cellulose insulation experienced accelerated thermal ageing at 120 °C for 20 days to study the ageing performance and it was compared with that of MO–cellulose insulation. The deterioration rate of cellulose was evaluated through tensile strength, breakdown voltage (BDV) and dielectric dissipation factor properties. Whereas oils deterioration was evaluated through BDV, interfacial tension, kinematic viscosity, acidity and colour. The results demonstrate that for cellulose aged in NF (NFIP), the tensile strength and BDV are 3 and 6.9% higher, respectively; than those aged in MO. For aged oils, NF exhibits higher values of the viscosity and acidity by 3 and 33.3%, respectively, than MO. The BDV of NF is superior to that of MO in the initial ageing period, after that; it shows a lesser reduction tendency with ageing. The most important observation from this study is that despite this increment of ageing indicators for NF, it could improve the anti-ageing properties of cellulose insulation.
- Author(s): Zhi-Gang Liu ; Peng-Zu Ge ; Hui Tang ; Xin-Gui Tang ; Si-Ming Zeng ; Yan-Ping Jiang ; Zhen-Hua Tang ; Qiu-Xiang Liu
- Source: IET Nanodielectrics, Volume 3, Issue 4, p. 131 –137
- DOI: 10.1049/iet-nde.2020.0030
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PbHf1−x Sn x O3 (PSH) ceramics were synthesised by a conventional solid-state reaction method. Dielectric properties were investigated in the temperature range of 20–650°C. As the Sn4+ content goes up, the phase transition temperatures of an antiferroelectric (AFE1) to another intermediate antiferroelectric (AFE2) phase and AFE2 to the paraelectric (PE) phase decrease gradually. When x≥0.1 for PSH ceramics, the ferroelectric (FE) phase appears around 225°C, and phase transition temperature from FE phase to PE phase goes up with the increasing concentration of Sn4+. Moreover, high-temperature dielectric relaxation (HTDR) phenomenon can be seen from all samples. Mechanism of HTDR was discussed from impedance spectroscopy and conductivity for PSH ceramics. It was found that three dielectric responses were observed in complex impedance plots and HTDR was involved with the movement of oxygen vacancies. Activation energy calculated from dielectric data suggested that the HTDR was governed by the hopping conduction process.
- Author(s): S. Raja and G. Koperundevi
- Source: IET Nanodielectrics, Volume 3, Issue 4, p. 138 –146
- DOI: 10.1049/iet-nde.2020.0014
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Researches on the transformer oil-based nanofluids to determine its suitability for replacing the conventional liquid insulation has been consistently happening for more than a decade. Yet, to prepare an optimum blend of transformer oil-based nanofluid with the stability compliance and superior breakdown (BD) characteristics is still a key issue to be addressed. So to achieve the higher BD voltages (BDVs) with good stability, the nanoparticle and surfactant weights dispersed in the oil should be optimised to at least possible critical levels. In this work, dielectric BD characteristic of mineral oil dispersed with TiO2 nanoparticle and surfactant cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) is been studied with the applied AC and DC high voltages, which is termed as titania-based transformer nanofluid (TTNF) for this study. Series of TTNF samples were synthesised with different weights of TiO2 nanoparticle and CTAB, and the partial discharge inception voltage, AC and DC BDV were experimented to ascertain the optimum concentration level. Results show that the AC and DC BDV enhanced up to 36.23 and 43.07%, respectively, for the TTNF prepared with 0.00562 wt% of TiO2 and its 1% weight of CTAB, which was stable for around eight weeks.
- Author(s): Zhenkang Dan ; Weibin Ren ; Mengfan Guo ; Zhonghui Shen ; Tao Zhang ; Jianyong Jiang ; Cewen Nan ; Yang Shen
- Source: IET Nanodielectrics, Volume 3, Issue 4, p. 147 –155
- DOI: 10.1049/iet-nde.2020.0034
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Polymer-based nanocomposites with excellent flexibility and intrinsic high breakdown strength are promising candidates for high energy density capacitors compared to ceramics counterparts. However, their energy density is relatively low due to the trade-off between permittivity and breakdown strength. In this work, the authors proposed a ferroconcrete-like structure for all-organic nanocomposites via combinatorial electrospinning and hot-pressing method. In this structure, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) serves as matrix while poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (P(VDF-HFP)) serves as reinforcement phase. This novel structure is highly effective in breaking the paradox of improved discharged energy density with decreased efficiency, as evidenced by the concurrently improved discharged energy density (∼12.15 J/cm3 compared to 8.82 J/cm3 of the matrix) and efficiency (∼81.7% compared to 76.8% of the matrix). Compared to conventional blending composite films, samples with ferroconcrete-like structure exhibit higher permittivity, breakdown strength, discharged energy density and efficiency. The superior energy storage performance is attributed to large aspect ratio P(VDF-HFP) fibres distributed perpendicularly to the external field, which brings about the extra enhancement of permittivity. Besides, mechanical properties are improved and restriction on carrier motion is facilitated, leading to enhanced breakdown strength and suppressed conduction. This work provides a new way to design dielectric composite for high energy density and efficiency applications.
Investigations on the effect of ageing on charge de-trapping processes of epoxy–alumina nanocomposites based on isothermal relaxation current measurements
Thermal ageing study of ZnO nanofluid–cellulose insulation
High-temperature dielectric properties and impedance spectroscopy of PbHf1−x Sn x O3 ceramics
Titania-based transformer nanofluid: a study on the synthesis for enhanced breakdown strength and its humidity ageing
Structure design boosts concomitant enhancement of permittivity, breakdown strength, discharged energy density and efficiency in all-organic dielectrics
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