Title
Metal-oxide polymer nanocomposite films from disposable scrap tire powder/poly-ε-caprolactone for advanced electrical energy (capacitor) applications
Date Issued
10 September 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Centro de Investigación de Polímeros Avanzados
Publisher(s)
Elsevier B.V.
Abstract
Here, energy harvesting nanocomposite films (MOPCFs) were developed from disposable scrap tire rubber (STR) and poly-ε-caprolactone (PCL) via simple solvent evaporation and hot compression molding methods. The metal-oxide impregnated polymeric nanocomposite films (MOPCFs) were derived by the inclusion of ZnO, CuO, CuO0.5-ZnO nanoparticles. The properties of the MOPCFs obtained were studied by FTIR, XRD, TGA/DSC and SEM techniques. The dielectric properties of the MOPCF were tested by using impedance analyzer. The dielectric properties suggested that the STR/PCL/ZnO film has significant dielectric constant (ɛ′, energy storage) and dielectric loss (ɛ″, energy loss) capacities when compared to other films. Ferroelectric/memory storage capacity of the nanocomposites were measured by polarization as a function of electric field, which explained the fact STR/PCL/ZnO has 88.710 V coercive field and a 0.1664 μC/cm2 remanence polarization, indicates efficient ferroelectric capacity at room temperature. These results suggest that STR/PCL/ZnO nanocomposite will be useful for electric energy applications as capacitors and advanced energy harvesters.
Start page
888
End page
895
Volume
161
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia de los polímeros
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85025448279
Source
Journal of Cleaner Production
ISSN of the container
0959-6526
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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