All-organic polymer dielectrics designed to withstand extreme conditions
A mix of freely rotatable structural groups along a polymer backbone featuring rigid and flexible moieties defines a new class of all-organic flexible polymers with high electric and thermal stability
Researchers in the US have combined desirable characteristics of aliphatic and aromatic groups to create a family of polyolefins with thermal stabilities and energy densities that outperform commercially available polymers. The concept resists traditional approaches to synthesising dielectric polymers and creates materials that could eventually find use in aerospace systems and wind turbines.