High Discharge Energy Density at Low Electric Field Using an Aligned Titanium Dioxide/Lead Zirconate Titanate Nanowire Array. Issue 2 (27th December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Dou; Liu, Weiwei; Guo, Ru; Zhou, Kechao; Luo, Hang
• Is Part Of: Advanced science. Volume 5:Issue 2(2018)
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• Publication Date: 2017-12-27
• Subjects: ceramics -- composites -- dielectric materials -- discharge energy density -- nanowire arrays; Science -- Periodicals; 505
• DOI: 10.1002/advs.201700512
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2198-3844

Abstract

Abstract: Polymer‐based capacitors with high energy density have attracted significant attention in recent years due to their wide range of potential applications in electronic devices. However, the obtained high energy density is predominantly dependent on high applied electric field, e.g., 400–600 kV mm −1, which may bring more challenges relating to the failure probability. Here, a simple two‐step method for synthesizing titanium dioxide/lead zirconate titanate nanowire arrays is exploited and a demonstration of their ability to achieve high discharge energy density capacitors for low operating voltage applications is provided. A high discharge energy density of 6.9 J cm −3 is achieved at low electric fields, i.e., 143 kV mm −1, which is attributed to the high relative permittivity of 218.9 at 1 kHz and high polarization of 23.35 µC cm −2 at this electric field. The discharge energy density obtained in this work is the highest known for a ceramic/polymer nanocomposite at such a low electric field. The novel nanowire arrays used in this work are applicable to a wide range of fields, such as energy harvesting, energy storage, and photocatalysis. Abstract : Titanium dioxide/lead zirconate titanate nanowire arrays are prepared for the first time, and a demonstration of their ability to achieve high discharge energy density of 6.9 J cm −3 in poly(vinylidene fluoride‐trifluoroethylene‐chlorotrifluoroethylene) nanocomposites at 143 kV mm −1 is provided. This is the highest value compared with the current "state‐of‐the‐art" dielectric nanocomposites at the same level of electric field.