Interfacial effects on the electrical behavior of elastomer nanoparticulate composites

Amira Meddeb; Zoubeida Ounaies; Oscar Lopez-Pamies

doi:10.1117/12.2515364

29 March 2019 Interfacial effects on the electrical behavior of elastomer nanoparticulate composites

Amira Meddeb, Zoubeida Ounaies, Oscar Lopez-Pamies

Proceedings Volume 10968, Behavior and Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials XIII; 109680I (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2515364
Event: SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation, 2019, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

Polymer nanocomposites exhibit unique effective properties that do not follow conventional effective media approaches. The nanoparticle-polymer interphase has been shown to strongly influence the nanocomposites behavior due to its significant volume when the particles are nano-sized, affording an opportunity to tune the dielectric response of the resulting nanocomposite. In this study, we investigate the effects of TiO₂ nanoparticles on the electrical properties and the charges distribution and transport in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) nanocomposites. Impedance spectroscopy shows suppression of interfacial Maxwell-Wagner-Sillars (MWS) polarization accompanied by a reduction in the low frequency dielectric permittivity and loss at high temperatures in the presence of the TiO₂ nanoparticles. Thermally stimulated discharge current measurements confirm that the suppression of the interfacial polarization relaxations happens by redistributing or depleting the charges through the composite and hindering their mobility, potentially resulting in lower electrical conduction and higher breakdown strength. Although the model materials investigated here are TiO₂ nanoparticles and Sylgard 184 PDMS, our findings can be extended to other nanoparticulate-filled elastomer composites to design lightweight dielectrics, actuators and sensors with improved capabilities.

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Amira Meddeb, Zoubeida Ounaies, and Oscar Lopez-Pamies "Interfacial effects on the electrical behavior of elastomer nanoparticulate composites", Proc. SPIE 10968, Behavior and Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials XIII, 109680I (29 March 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2515364

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