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The effect of polyethylene-based nano-montmorillonite composite interfaces on charge transport

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Polymer composites have promising applications, and the composite interface structure is one of the main influencing factors in determining their performance. This paper selected two kinds of Montmorillonite (MMT) treated with different modification means and Polyethylene (PE) melt blended to prepare polyethylene-based nanocomposites with different interfacial structures to test their space charge, insulation conductivity, and dielectric spectrum to analyze the effect of varying nanocomposite interfaces on charge transport properties. The results show that the composites incorporating Organic treatment of montmorillonite (O-MMT) significantly improve space charge aggregation and introduce more traps to inhibit carrier migration. In contrast, the samples containing surface-modified O-MMT (S-O-MMT) are more capable of inhibiting space charge injection and introducing deep traps, resulting in higher insulation properties of the composites. The nanoparticles modified by different surface modification methods have other interfacial structures, and the mechanism of nano-interfacial influence on charge transport of the composites is analyzed using the construction of a model of the role of composite interfaces in polyethylene.

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This research work is funded by [National Natural Science Foundation of China] Grant Number [51577045] and [Postdoctoral Research Startup Fund Project of Heilongjiang Province of China] Grant Number [LBH-Q19106].

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    Junguo Gao, Ziheng Yao, Liwei Liu, Huicheng Ju, Lili Li, Ning Guo & JiCheng Niu

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All authors contributed to the study’s conception and design. Conceptualization, material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by ZY, LL, JN, and HJ. Project administration and supervision were performed by JG, NG, and LL. The first draft of the manuscript was written by ZY, and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Gao, J., Yao, Z., Liu, L. et al. The effect of polyethylene-based nano-montmorillonite composite interfaces on charge transport. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 860 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-10268-2

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