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Polymeric materials are widely used in power generation and energy storage applications. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) biopolymer-based hybrids have been found to display interesting electrical characteristics, such as a relatively high dielectric constant, good resistivity and dielectric breakdown behavior, and are promising as insulating dielectrics for capacitor applications. This research describes the processing, test structure design, and electrical characterization of DNA-sol-gel hybrids for energy storage applications.
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Acknowledgment is due to Mr. Gerald Landis (University of Dayton Research Institute) for device metal electrode deposition in this study and to Jennifer DeCerbo, Victor McNier and Scott Fillery and AFRL/RZPE for breakdown voltage equipment instruction and use.
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Joyce, D.M., Venkat, N., Ouchen, F. et al. DNA-Based Hybrids for Energy Storage Applications. MRS Online Proceedings Library 1445, 7–12 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2012.1450
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