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Iverson E, Legendre H, Chavan SV, Aryal A, Singh M, Chakravarty S, Schmieg K, Chiang HC, Shamberger PJ, Karim A, Grunlan JC. Nanobrick Wall Multilayer Thin Films with High Dielectric Breakdown Strength. ACS APPLIED ENGINEERING MATERIALS 2023; 1:2429-2439. [PMID: 38356862 PMCID: PMC10862474 DOI: 10.1021/acsaenm.3c00439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
Abstract
Current thermally conductive and electrically insulating insulation systems are struggling to meet the needs of modern electronics due to increasing heat generation and power densities. Little research has focused on creating insulation systems that excel at both dissipating heat and withstanding high voltages (i.e., have both high thermal conductivity and a high breakdown strength). Herein, a polyelectrolyte-based multilayer nanocomposite is demonstrated to be a thermally conductive high-voltage insulation. Through inclusion of both boehmite and vermiculite clay, the breakdown strength of the nanocomposite was increased by ≈115%. It was also found that this unique nanocomposite has an increase in its breakdown strength, modulus, and hydrophobicity when exposed to elevated temperatures. This readily scalable insulation exhibits a remarkable combination of breakdown strength (250 kV/mm) and thermal conductivity (0.16 W m-1 K-1) for a polyelectrolyte-based nanocomposite. This dual clay insulation is a step toward meeting the needs of the next generation of high-performance insulation systems.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ethan
T. Iverson
- Department
of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M
University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
| | - Shubham V. Chavan
- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas
A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas
A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M
University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas
A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M
University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas
A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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Iverson ET, Legendre H, Schmieg K, Palen B, Kolibaba TJ, Chiang HC, Grunlan JC. Polyelectrolyte Coacervate Coatings That Dramatically Improve Oxygen Barrier of Paper. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c03908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ethan T. Iverson
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
| | - Hudson Legendre
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
| | - Jaime C. Grunlan
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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