Ultrahigh Charge-discharge Efficiency and High Energy Density of High-temperature Polymer Sandwiched

Author(s):  
Hanxi Chen ◽  
Zhongbin Pan ◽  
Yu Cheng ◽  
Xiangping Ding ◽  
Jinjun Liu ◽  
...  

A new generation of high-temperature dielectric materials toward capacitive energy storage is highly demanded as power electronics are always exposed to elevated temperatures in high-power applications. Polymer dielectric materials, an...

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (36) ◽  
pp. 9995-10000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Li ◽  
Feihua Liu ◽  
Tiannan Yang ◽  
Matthew R. Gadinski ◽  
Guangzu Zhang ◽  
...  

The demand for a new generation of high-temperature dielectric materials toward capacitive energy storage has been driven by the rise of high-power applications such as electric vehicles, aircraft, and pulsed power systems where the power electronics are exposed to elevated temperatures. Polymer dielectrics are characterized by being lightweight, and their scalability, mechanical flexibility, high dielectric strength, and great reliability, but they are limited to relatively low operating temperatures. The existing polymer nanocomposite-based dielectrics with a limited energy density at high temperatures also present a major barrier to achieving significant reductions in size and weight of energy devices. Here we report the sandwich structures as an efficient route to high-temperature dielectric polymer nanocomposites that simultaneously possess high dielectric constant and low dielectric loss. In contrast to the conventional single-layer configuration, the rationally designed sandwich-structured polymer nanocomposites are capable of integrating the complementary properties of spatially organized multicomponents in a synergistic fashion to raise dielectric constant, and subsequently greatly improve discharged energy densities while retaining low loss and high charge–discharge efficiency at elevated temperatures. At 150 °C and 200 MV m−1, an operating condition toward electric vehicle applications, the sandwich-structured polymer nanocomposites outperform the state-of-the-art polymer-based dielectrics in terms of energy density, power density, charge–discharge efficiency, and cyclability. The excellent dielectric and capacitive properties of the polymer nanocomposites may pave a way for widespread applications in modern electronics and power modules where harsh operating conditions are present.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (14) ◽  
pp. 6576-6585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yushu Li ◽  
Yao Zhou ◽  
Yujie Zhu ◽  
Sang Cheng ◽  
Chao Yuan ◽  
...  

A hierarchical nanostructure as a new design of nanofillers is demonstrated for high-energy-density dielectric polymer nanocomposites.


2008 ◽  
Vol 1100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew F. Burke

AbstractIn April 2007, the Office of Basic Energy Science, United States Department of Energy organized and conducted a Basic Energy Sciences Workshop for Electrical Energy Storage at which basic research needs for capacitive energy storage were considered in detail. This paper is intended to highlight the materials research findings/needs of the workshop and to relate them to the development of high energy density capacitors that can have an energy density approaching that of lead acid batteries, a power density greater than that of lithium ion batteries, and cycle life approaching that of carbon/carbon double-layer capacitors. Capacitors inherently have long cycle life and high power capability so the key issue is how to increase their energy density with minimum sacrifice of their inherent cycle life and power advantages. This requires the development of electrode charge storage materials with an effective high specific capacitance (F/g) and high electronic conductivity. The most promising electrode materials appear to be optimized activated carbons, graphitic carbons, nanotube carbons, and metal oxides. Cells can be assembled that utilize one of these materials in the one electrode and another of the material in the other electrode. Such hybrid cells can operate at 3-4V using organic electrolytes and potentially can have energy densities of 15-25 Wh/kg. Initial research is also underway on solid-state, high energy density devices utilizing high dielectric materials (K>15000) which would operate at very high cell voltage. If such dielectric materials can be developed, these devices may have energy densities approaching those of lithium batteries.


Author(s):  
Junhao Jiang ◽  
Jinpeng Li ◽  
Jun Qian ◽  
Xiaoyun Liu ◽  
Peiyuan Zuo ◽  
...  

Polymer nanocomposites with high energy density have become a research hotspot in the field of dielectric materials. However, the huge compatibility contrast between nanofillers and polymers always hinders the further...


2013 ◽  
Vol 1499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan Wu ◽  
Quinn Burlingame ◽  
Weiping Li ◽  
Minren Lin ◽  
Yue Zhou ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTDielectric capacitors for energy storage are of great importance in modern electronics and electric systems. It is a challenge to realize the high energy density while maintain the low dielectric loss. We investigated an ultra high breakdown electric field of 1.1 GV/m, which is approaching the intrinsic breakdown, in aromatic polythiourea, a new dielectric material that serves a high energy density of 23 J/cm3 as well as high charge-discharge efficiency above 90%. The molecular structure and film surface morphology were also studied, it was proved a polar amorphous phase and glass state material could significantly suppress the high field conduction to several orders smaller compared with regular polymer dielectric materials, which are usually semi-crystalline and in rubber phase.


Author(s):  
Clive A. Randall ◽  
Hideki Ogihara ◽  
Jeong-Ryeol Kim ◽  
Gai-Ying Yang ◽  
Craig S. Stringer ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Bo Kong ◽  
YongPeng Meng ◽  
SiYu Chen ◽  
YuShuan Gao ◽  
YongHong Cheng ◽  
...  

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (17) ◽  
pp. 4780
Author(s):  
Yushu Li ◽  
Yao Zhou ◽  
Sang Cheng ◽  
Jun Hu ◽  
Jinliang He ◽  
...  

The development of high-energy-density electrostatic capacitors is critical to addressing the growing electricity need. Currently, the widely studied dielectric materials are polymer nanocomposites incorporated with high-dielectric-constant nanoparticles. However, the introduction of high-dielectric-constant nanoparticles can cause local electric field distortion and high leakage current, which limits the improvement in energy density. In this work, on the basis of conventional polymer nanocomposites containing high-dielectric-constant nanoparticles, oriented boron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs) are introduced as an extra filler phase. By changing the volume ratios of barium titanate (BT) and BNNSs, the dielectric property of polymer nanocomposites is adjusted, and thus the capacitive energy storage performance is optimized. Experimental results prove that the oriented BNNSs can suppress the propagation of charge carriers and decrease the conduction loss. Using poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (P(VDF-HFP)) as the polymer matrix, the P(VDF-HFP)/BNNS/BT nanocomposite has a higher discharged energy density compared with the conventional nanocomposite with the freely dispersed BT nanoparticles.


Author(s):  
Xue-Jie Liu ◽  
Ming-Sheng Zheng ◽  
George Chen ◽  
Zhi-Min Dang ◽  
Jun-Wei Zha

The high operating temperature of dielectric capacitors applied in electric vehicles, aerospace and underground exploration require dielectric materials with high temperature resistance and high energy density. Polyimide (PI) turns out...


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