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Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs), with wurtzite structure, were synthesized using sol–gel route. Both the microstructure and morphology of the synthesized ZnO NPs were examined using X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The synthesized ZnO NPs up to 5 wt% were introduced to high density polyethylene (HDPE) using melt blending technique. The dielectric properties of the fabricated HDPE/ZnO nanocomposites were studied by measuring the dc dielectric breakdown strength at constant 1 kV/s ramp. The dielectric strength values were showed ZnO nanofiller concentration dependency. Enhancement in breakdown strength has been observed with addition of ZnO NPs and reached to 17 ± 3.1 % (for HDPE/1 wt% ZnO) with respect to the pure HDPE sample. The real part of the permittivity (\(\varepsilon^{\prime }\)) and the loss tangent (\(\tan \delta\)) dependency on filler concentration was studied under different applied frequency values from 1 kHz to 1 MHz. As well as the variation of the dielectric parameters (\(\varepsilon^{\prime }\) and \(\tan \delta\)) was studied throughout temperature range from room temperature to 120 °C.
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Mansour, S.A., Elsad, R.A. & Izzularab, M.A. Dielectric investigation of high density polyethylene loaded by ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by sol–gel route. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 80, 333–341 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-016-4109-x
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