Three-layer structure design for enhancing the energy efficiency and breakdown strength of KTa0.5Nb0.5O3/polyimide nanocomposite films with high thermal stability

  • Gaoru Chen
  • , Jiaqi Lin
  • , Xuan Wang
  • , Wenlong Yang
  • , Dongping Li
  • , Weimin Ding
  • , Haidong Li
  • , Qingquan Lei

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Abstract

Most polymers used as energy storage have a low operating temperature that limits the broad applications of capacitors. In this paper, PI was used as the polymer matrix, which endowed the KTN/PI composite film with an ultrahigh thermal decomposition temperature (~550 °C). In the designed three-layer-structured KTN/PI composite films, pure PI is employed as a middle layer while KTN nanoparticles are introduced in two outer layers. It is found that the three-layer-structured KTN/PI composite film could achieve a higher energy density (3.0 J/cm3) than the single-layer-structured KTN/PI composite film (1.5 J/cm3) by modulating distribution of its local electric field. The three-layer structure has been proved to be quite effective in enhancing the composite films’ breakdown strength and increasing their energy density and discharge efficiency.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13861-13868
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
Volume28
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2017

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