Highly Efficient Interfaces in Nanocomposites Based on Polyethylene and ZnO Nano/Hierarchical Particles: A Novel Approach toward Ultralow Electrical Conductivity Insulations

Amir M Pourrahimi; Tuan A Hoang; Dongming Liu; Love K H Pallon; Stanislaw Gubanski; Richard T Olsson; Ulf W Gedde; Mikael S Hedenqvist

doi:10.1002/adma.201603291

Highly Efficient Interfaces in Nanocomposites Based on Polyethylene and ZnO Nano/Hierarchical Particles: A Novel Approach toward Ultralow Electrical Conductivity Insulations

Adv Mater. 2016 Oct;28(39):8651-8657. doi: 10.1002/adma.201603291. Epub 2016 Aug 9.

Authors

Amir M Pourrahimi¹, Tuan A Hoang², Dongming Liu¹, Love K H Pallon¹, Stanislaw Gubanski², Richard T Olsson¹, Ulf W Gedde¹, Mikael S Hedenqvist³

Affiliations

¹ KTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Fibre and Polymer Technology, SE-100 44, Stockholm, Sweden.
² Department of Materials and Manufacturing Technology, High Voltage Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96, Göteborg, Sweden.
³ KTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Fibre and Polymer Technology, SE-100 44, Stockholm, Sweden. mikaelhe@kth.se.

PMID: 27502081
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201603291

Abstract

Polyethylene nanocomposites based on functionalized ZnO nano/hierarchical particles with highly effective interfacial surface area are presented, for the next generation of ultralow transmission-loss high-voltage DC insulating materials.

Keywords: ZnO nanoparticles; hierarchical microstructures; high-voltage direct-current cables; interfacial adhesion; surface coatings.