Effect of surface-modified TiO₂ and MgO nanoparticles on dielectric permittivity and breakdown strength of PP nanocomposites

Ketsamee, Phichet, Andritsch, Thomas and Vaughan, Alun (2021) Effect of surface-modified TiO₂ and MgO nanoparticles on dielectric permittivity and breakdown strength of PP nanocomposites. In Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP). IEEE. 4 pp . (doi:10.1109/CEIDP50766.2021.9705393).

Abstract

This work focuses on the effects of surface-modified nanofillers with various polar silane coupling agents on dielectric permittivity and dielectric breakdown strength of PP nanocomposites. Surface functionalization of nanofillers is implemented using an anhydrous technique with three different surfactants. These surface-modified nanofillers are mixed with polymers at fill grades of up to 5% by weight, prepared by a solution blending method. Thermogravimetric analysis confirms the presence of surface functionalization and the desired nanofiller amount. Dielectric permittivity values tend to rise as a function of filler content, and notably the dielectric loss of TiO 2 nanocomposites is significantly increased below 0.1 Hz. MgO nanocomposites have overall lower dielectric losses than TiO 2 . AC breakdown of PP is significantly improved with modified TiO 2 and MgO at 2.5%, while other fill grades have less pronounced effects. Ethoxy-modified nanoparticles with long chain hydrolysable group show overall the best dielectric properties.

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Author: Phichet Ketsamee

Author: Thomas Andritsch

Author: Alun Vaughan

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