Advanced Dielectric Composites: Trends and Progress
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2024) | Viewed by 352
Special Issue Editor
Interests: environmental remediation; functional material interfaces for soft robotics; polymers and soft materials initiative; sensing; stretchable electronics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Research into advanced dielectric materials has been critical for the advancement of new, more durable, and more powerful circuit designs as well as sensor systems. In particular, polymer dielectrics have enabled more mechanically durable and flexible electronic components that were previously unattainable with traditional ceramic materials. Bulk polymer dielectric materials, however, present their own challenges, particularly with respect to thermal and chemical stability in addition to reduced relative permittivity. To simultaneously take advantage of the mechanical benefits of polymer dielectric materials while also accessing electronic behavior closer to that of ceramics, significant research into polymer composites has been a recent focus. Polymer composites enable multifunctional materials that, when formulated, can properly overcome the challenges associated with the constituent materials while fully benefitting from their advantages. Optimal polymer composites retain some degree of the deformability, flexibility, and/or durability of the polymer while improving upon the electronic, stability, or other properties that polymers traditionally lack.
The work presented in this Special Issue will showcase the exciting progress made in this field as well as the future directions for further improving polymer dielectric composites and moving towards electronic performance comparable to traditional materials.
Dr. Amanda S. Koh
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- permittivity/dielectric constant
- composite
- durability
- deformable/flexible
- self-healing
- novel structures
- novel fillers
- low dielectric loss
- bio-based/recyclable
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