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Nonlinear Organic Dielectrics for Energy Storage Applications
Department of Physics, Queens College of the City University of New York, Flushing, USA
Capacitor Sciences Inc., Menlo Park, USA
Capacitor Sciences Inc., Menlo Park, USA
Capacitor Sciences Inc., Menlo Park, USA
The Graduate Center of CUNY, New York, USA
- 1 Department of Physics, Queens College of the City University of New York, Flushing, USA
- 2 Capacitor Sciences Inc., Menlo Park, USA
- 3 Capacitor Sciences Inc., Menlo Park, USA
- 4 Capacitor Sciences Inc., Menlo Park, USA
- 5 The Graduate Center of CUNY, New York, USA
Materials Sciences and Applications·Volume 10 (2018)·Pages 33–44·Published 28 December 2018·DOI10.4236/msa.2019.101004
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Abstract
We present the feasibility study of nonlinear dielectrics for the energy storage applications. Corona deposition of electric charges to the surface of thin films of highly polarizable organic molecules ( dielectrophores ) shows that the electric field inside the dielectric has a highly nonlinear response. The stored energy densities are superior to the polypropylene films, measured for the comparison, and at least comparable to the current electrochemical batteries. These results make us believe that the dielectrophores-based electrostatic capacitors can revolutionize the energy storage market.
KeywordsNonlinear DielectricsEnergy DensityCorona Charge PolingOrganic Thin Films
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