Enhanced discharge energy density of rGO/PVDF nanocomposites: The role of the heterointerface
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Zhang, Y, Wang, Y, Qi, S, Dunn, S, Dong, H and Button, T (2018). Enhanced discharge energy density of rGO/PVDF nanocomposites: The role of the heterointerface. Applied Physics Letters. 112 (20), pp. 202904-202904. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5026180
Authors | Zhang, Y, Wang, Y, Qi, S, Dunn, S, Dong, H and Button, T |
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Abstract | Recent reports of conductive-filler/polymer composites with large dielectric permittivity (K) make them potential candidates for flexible capacitors. Hence, an interesting question is how these high K composites behave under a strong electric field strength. In this letter, we use in-situ-reduced graphite oxide (rGO)/poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) nanocomposites as an example to study the energy storage behaviour of high K materials. We show the dielectric behaviour contrasts between weak and strong fields. High K materials inevitably become more lossy with increasing field strength. Simultaneously, we reveal that the in-situ reduction temperature can affect the energy storage performance. Improved energy storage performance is achieved for a nanocomposite reduced at a moderate temperature. When reduced at 160 °C, a device with an rGO volume fraction of 1.5 vol. % displayed a discharge energy density of 0.67 J/cm3 at 50 MV/m. This was 2.9 times greater than pure PVDF. We develop a model to explain this behaviour that proposes a reduced electrical contrast of the rGO/PVDF heterointerface minimising the recombination of localized charge carriers. Our results indicate, simultaneously, the potential and limitation of high K nanocomposites and shed light on the optimisation of the design and fabrication of high discharge energy density flexible capacitors for microelectronic devices. |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Journal citation | 112 (20), pp. 202904-202904 |
Publisher | AIP |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5026180 |
Publication dates | |
16 May 2018 | |
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Deposited | 09 Jan 2019 |
Accepted | 01 Apr 2018 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/86qxy
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