Publications
Sort:
Open Access Issue
Uncovering charge transport dynamics and electrostatic storage origin for high-energy-density polymer films through configuration-tailored PDA@KNb3O8 fillers
Journal of Materiomics 2026, 12(2)
Published: 13 August 2025
Abstract Collect

Tuning the structure-activity of fillers and matrix is crucial for designing polymer-based dielectric capacitors with high energy storage performance. Up to date, how the fillers’ structural characteristics (surface/interface configurations, dimensions, orientations etc.) contribute to the overall energy storage is far from unveiled. To this end, a combined filler-polymer dual-side design strategy is developed, which involves the DFT guidance for the electronic transport criteria for the designable synthesis of KNb3O8 fillers. Four different structural configurations are constructed, which are surface-modified with polydopamine (PDA) to fabricate the final composite films, i.e. PDA@KNb3O8/PVDF-P(VDF-HFP)-PMMA with particular orientations and arrangements, through a well-controlled solution casting method. Comprehensive structural and electrical investigations reveal that 1D/2D-orientated PDA@KNb3O8 fillers could obviously enhance the breakdown field and energy storage performance. The difference is that the 1D fillers more effectively improve the energy efficiency (up to 72%), while the 2D fillers more steadily achieve high energy density (Ue = 28.35 J/cm3) among the highest Ue reported for the composites. This work not only uncovers the structural origin of the electrostatic storage in inorganic-polymer composite films but also provides critical insights in designing high-energy-density film capacitors.

Total 1