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Dielectric constants of polymer/conductor composites are often high, owing to strong interface interaction in those composites. They can be used for dielectric energy storage, but they usually have high dielectric loss and conductivity. In order to reduce the dielectric loss and conductivity in poly(vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene) (P(VDF-HFP))/V2AlC MAX composites, in this study, we explored the novel P(VDF-HFP)/V2AlC MAX/montmorillonite (MMT) ternary composites. Compared with binary composites, the ternary composites showed the mildly reduced dielectric constant, significantly decreased dielectric loss and conductivity. Using highly-conductive V2AlC MAX filler aimed at taking advantage of the polymer/MAX interface polarization to increase the dielectric response of composites. Employing well-insulating MMT filler aimed at reducing the interface electric leakage conduction. At 1 kHz, the outstanding ternary composite with 2 wt% MMT and 20 wt% MAX could exhibit a high dielectric constant of ca. 27 and low dielectric loss of ca. 0.21. This work might offer a new research idea for the construction of high-performance composite dielectric films containing modern MAX ceramic fillers.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Number 51502309), Science and Technology Research Program of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission (Grant Numbers KJQN201901417 and KJQN201801409) and Support Programme for Growth of Young Scientific Research Talents of Yangtze Normal University (Grant Number 0107/010721064).
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Xia, X., Zhou, J., Ding, H. et al. Improving Dielectric Properties in Novel P(VDF-HFP)/V2AlC MAX/Montmorillonite Composite Films via Interfacial Electric-Leakage Depressing Strategy. Electron. Mater. Lett. 17, 54–62 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13391-020-00256-7
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