Issue 97, 2015

High performance of P(VDF-HFP)/Ag@TiO2 hybrid films with enhanced dielectric permittivity and low dielectric loss

Abstract

Ag@TiO2 core–shell nanoparticles were synthesized as fillers using a simple vapor-thermal method. Based on the nanoparticles, the P(VDF-HFP)/Ag@TiO2 hybrid films were first prepared by embedding Ag@TiO2 nanoparticles in a poly(vinylidene fluoride co-hexafluoropropylene) [P(VDF-HFP)] matrix. Microstructural and thermal analysis confirmed that Ag nanoparticles had been successfully coated by TiO2 shells and that the thickness of the shell layer was about 8–10 nm. The Ag@TiO2 nanoparticles act as nucleation sites to promote crystallization of the polymer matrix without changing its structure. The P(VDF-HFP)/Ag@TiO2 composite exhibited enhanced dielectric properties over a wide frequency range, and the dielectric permittivity of the polymer nanocomposites is enhanced by ∼300% over the P(VDF-HFP) matrix at a low filler loading of 10 vol%. Moreover, P(VDF-HFP)/Ag@TiO2 also exhibit a higher dielectric constant than P(VDF-HFP)/Ag, P(VDF-HFP)/TiO2 and P(VDF-HFP)/Ag/TiO2 blend composites while maintaining a low loss tangent (below 0.03 at 1 kHz) to achieve a duplex polarization effect.

Graphical abstract: High performance of P(VDF-HFP)/Ag@TiO2 hybrid films with enhanced dielectric permittivity and low dielectric loss

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 Aug 2015
Accepted
01 Sep 2015
First published
04 Sep 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 79342-79347

Author version available

High performance of P(VDF-HFP)/Ag@TiO2 hybrid films with enhanced dielectric permittivity and low dielectric loss

X. Xiao, H. Yang, N. Xu, L. Hu and Q. Zhang, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 79342 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA15681E

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