Issue 32, 2017

Significantly enhanced energy storage density for poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites by induced PDA-coated 0.5Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3–0.5(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3 nanofibers

Abstract

In this study, high aspect ratio TiO2 nanofibers (TiO2 NFs), BaTiO3 nanofibers (BT NFs), CaCu3Ti4O12 nanofibers (CCTO NFs) and 0.5Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3–0.5(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3 nanofibers (BZT-BCT NFs) were prepared via an electrospinning technique. The nanofibers have been modified with polydopamine (PDA), which exhibited excellent dispersion and good compatibility with the polymer matrix. The effects of the structure and morphology of the fillers on the dielectric properties, leakage current density and energy densities of the composites have been also discussed systematically. On comparing the five different poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) composites, we discovered that the BZT-BCT NFs/PVDF composite displayed low loss, small leakage current and excellent storage performance. On this basis, BZT-BCT NFs/PVDF composites with different volume contents were also fabricated. It can be found that the 7 vol% BZT-BCT NFs/PVDF nanocomposite possessed an excellent dielectric constant (ε ∼ 17.6 at 100 Hz). Nevertheless, the 3 vol% BZT-BCT NFs/PVDF nanocomposite demonstrated higher energy storage density (Ue ∼ 7.86 J cm−3) and greater efficiency (η ∼ 58%) at 310 kV mm−1. This study may provide a new direction to enhance the energy density of inorganic/PVDF composites.

Graphical abstract: Significantly enhanced energy storage density for poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites by induced PDA-coated 0.5Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3–0.5(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3 nanofibers

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 May 2017
Accepted
11 Jul 2017
First published
11 Jul 2017

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017,5, 16757-16766

Significantly enhanced energy storage density for poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites by induced PDA-coated 0.5Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3–0.5(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3 nanofibers

Q. Chi, T. Ma, Y. Zhang, Y. Cui, C. Zhang, J. Lin, X. Wang and Q. Lei, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5, 16757 DOI: 10.1039/C7TA03897F

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