Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 25, 2025
Abstract
Polymer‐based
composites
with
superior
energy
storage
capabilities
are
indispensable
components
for
realizing
the
lightweight
architecture
of
pulsed
power
systems.
Nevertheless,
they
confront
an
intrinsic
challenge
diminution
in
breakdown
strength
(
E
b
)
under
extreme
conditions
high
temperature
and/or
strong
electric
field,
consequently
undermining
efficacy.
Herein,
a
cross‐scale
field
modulation
strategy
is
successfully
developed
sandwich‐structured
PEI‐based
composites,
as
characterized
by
hybrid
hierarchical
barium
titanate
(BT)
particles
middle
layer,
whereas
boron
nitride
nanosheets
(BNNSs)
outermost
layers.
Through
this
innovative
structure,
BT
not
only
enhance
dielectric
properties
but
also
work
together
BNNSs
to
create
unevenly
distributed
fields.
Additionally,
it
markedly
improves
insulation
and
mitigates
Joule
heat,
ultimately
achieving
systematic
at
temperatures.
Consequently,
composite
achieves
ultrahigh
density
U
e
21.80
J·cm
−3
remarkable
efficiency
η
96.89%
620
MV·m
−1
,
surpassing
most
previously
reported
polymer‐based
composites.
Moreover,
demonstrates
exceptional
cycling
stability
maintains
robust
performance
150
°C,
obtaining
outstanding
11.98
87.1%
565
.
This
provides
simple
yet
highly
effective
pathway
designing
Energy & Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(20), P. 7627 - 7648
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Charge
transport
in
polymer
dielectrics
can
be
regulated
by
constructing
a
strong
electrostatic
interaction.
Attraction
introduces
deep
traps
to
restrain
charge
mobility
but
repulsion
augments
the
barrier
height
scatter
charges.
Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
The
polyetherimide
composite
with
0.2
wt%
alumina
nanosheets
exhibits
pinned,
elongated
breakdown
paths
due
to
wrinkles,
achieving
an
ultrahigh
energy
density
of
8.27
J
cm
–3
(>90%
efficiency)
at
150
°C,
420%
that
pure
film.
Polymers for Advanced Technologies,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
36(3)
Published: March 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
The
emerging
electronic
devices
demand
dielectric
polymer
films
with
high
energy
storage
density
over
a
wide
temperature
range.
However,
the
mobility
of
charge
carriers
leads
to
unsatisfactory
performance
even
for
heat‐resistant
polymers
such
as
polyetherimide
(PEI).
Therefore,
enhance
dielectrics,
it
is
critical
concurrently
focus
on
increasing
constant
and
improving
breakdown
strength
by
hindering
migration
electrons,
which
highly
correlated
intrinsic
bandgap
structures
dielectrics.
Inspired
tunable
structure
doped
semiconductors,
this
work
aimed
at
strengthening
trapping
depending
construction
electron
traps
formation
electron–hole
pairs,
that
is,
tailor
ZnS
1−x
O
x
via
oxygen
doping
band
/PEI
interface
region,
thereby
significantly
enhancing
composite
films.
At
room
450
kV
mm
−1
,
(
U
d
)
0.4
vol%
0.7
0.3
reaches
5.7
J
cm
−3
charge–discharge
efficiency
η
96.6%,
2.3
times
pure
PEI
(2.5
=
86.2%).
Moreover,
film
exhibits
excellent
stability
temperatures.
150°C
350
remains
3.4
89.1%,
higher
than
(1.5
80.6%).
This
provides
novel
perspective
design
high‐performance
interfacial
engineering.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 7, 2025
Abstract
High‐temperature
dielectric
polymers
are
increasingly
attracting
significant
interest
for
energy
storage
applications
in
harsh
environments.
However,
the
exponentially
increased
conduction
losses
under
high
temperatures
and
elevated
electric
fields
often
cause
serious
degradation
of
capacitive
performance
dielectrics.
Unlike
most
reported
energy‐level
tuning
strategies,
this
study
introduces
a
novel
approach
that
constructs
localized
electrostatic
barriers
to
enhance
high‐temperature
polyetherimide
(PEI)
films.
By
copolymerizing
amide
groups
MPD
(1,3‐Phenylenediamine)
PAB
(4,4′‐Diaminobenzanilide)
into
PEI
backbone,
strong
separation
effect
dipoles
is
established,
leading
potentials
difference.
Density
Functional
Theory
(DFT)
proves
intermolecular
local
potential
fluctuations
generate
hybrid
(4.2
eV)
trap
carriers
suppress
their
migration
within
spatial
freedom
domain.
Consequently,
largely
suppressed
leakage
current
enhanced
breakdown
strength
yielded
co‐10PAB/90MPD
polymer,
creating
density
4.3
J
cm
−3
(
η
>
90%)
at
200
°C
as
comparison
original
PEI‐MPD
(2.1
),
which
surpasses
polymers.
This
work
demonstrates
promising
paradigm
dipolar
regulation
molecular
level
Advanced Materials Technologies,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 22, 2025
Abstract
Polymer
dielectrics
with
intrinsic
breakdown
strength
and
fast
release
cycle
are
promising
candidates
in
energy
conversion
embedded
power
systems.
However,
the
charge–discharge
efficiency
dielectric
reliability
of
polymer
film
should
be
further
enhanced
urgently
based
on
depression
loss.
In
this
study,
sulfhydryl
group
modified
polyhedral
oligosiloxanes
(SH‐POSS)
nanoparticle,
sulfhydryl‐functionalized
POSS
serves
as
crosslinking
site
through
reacting
unsaturated
double
bond
poly(styrene‐butadiene‐styrene)
(SBS)
block
copolymer.
The
constant
(
ɛ
′)
composite
retains
stable
tendency
over
wide
testing
frequency,
e.g.
′
=
1.79
at
10
6
Hz
1.73
15
GHz
for
5
wt.%
composite.
With
presence
cage
particles
sites,
viscoelastic
hindrance
becomes
weak,
resulting
descending
dissipative
force
between
inter‐chains,
which
contributes
to
hysteresis
loss
under
field
on‐off
cycle.
reaches
97.5%
450
MV
m
−1
,
current
exhibits
outstanding
stability
cycles
100
°C
.
These
results
indicate
that
proposed
method
effectively
balances
low
high
insulation
demonstrates
broad
prospects
storage/conversion
microelectronic
packaging
stretchable
electronics.
Small,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 27, 2025
Abstract
Dielectric
capacitors
are
essential
for
the
effective
and
dependable
performance
of
new
energy
electronic
circuits.
However,
storage
dielectric
materials
still
face
significant
challenges,
including
low
density
poor
thermal
stability.
In
this
study,
polyetherimide
(PEI),
a
high‐temperature‐resistant
material,
is
selected
as
subject
investigation.
A
bifunctional
three‐layer
structure
designed
to
effectively
regulate
charge
carriers.
The
consists
scattering
electron
layer
(4‐NB/PEI)
containing
4‐(dimethylamino)phenylboronic
acid
(4‐NB)
trapping
(F
4
TCNQ/PEI)
2,3,5,6‐tetrafluoro‐7,7,8,8‐tetracyanoquinodimethane
TCNQ).
surface
inhibits
injection,
while
intermediate
suppresses
high‐energy
transport,
leading
carrier
regulation.
results
demonstrate
that
PEI
composite
achieves
optimal
when
2
µm
4‐NB/PEI
used
layer,
with
F
TCNQ/PEI
serving
layer.
Under
these
conditions,
reaches
6.14
J
cm
−
3
at
150
°C,
an
efficiency
93.26%.
Furthermore,
polarization
electric
field
strength
6.90%
higher
than
homogeneous
4‐NB
doping.
This
improvement
due
combined
effects
which
blocks
transport.
Additionally,
strong
interfacial
interactions
between
layers
resist
impact.
Small,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 14, 2025
Abstract
To
address
the
issue
that
both
electrical
insulation
and
thermal
transport
performance
of
materials
are
hard
to
enhance
synchronously,
a
trap‐barrier
synergistic
strategy
is
proposed
utilizes
organic
electronic
acceptor
1,4,5,8‐naphthalenetetracarboxylic
anhydride
(NDA)
modify
inorganic
filler
Al
2
O
3
(AO),
resulting
in
formation
AO@NDA,
referred
as
“energy
dissipator.”
It
restricts
carrier
mobility
dissipates
energy
through
effect
interactions,
thereby
enhancing
breakdown
strength
composites.
In
addition,
it
further
enhanced
long‐term
effectiveness
dissipator
by
modifying
its
chemical
activity,
based
on
molecular
design
NDA.
The
results
demonstrate
introduction
significantly
improves
properties
For
example,
SG
filled
with
15
wt.%
AO@NDA
reaches
18.7
kV
mm
−1
,
which
added
up
11.7%
compared
AO/SG
at
same
loading.
Moreover,
high‐temperature
electrically
insulating
composites
also
outstanding
due
their
preeminent
stability
performance.
This
work
will
present
novel,
effective,
scalable
approach
for
field
power
equipment
packaging
materials.