Novel methods for preparing thin, high permittivity polymer dielectrics for capacitor applications

In order to create new materials which can be used as solid dielectric in high energy density capacitors, a number of insulating polymer films possessing very high dielectric constants and high breakdown strengths have been synthesized and/or modified by a variety of electrochemical and chemical techniques. The research goal was to increase effective bulk dielectric constants (and therefore capacitance) of thin, easily formed, flexible polymer films that could be used as solid dielectrics in wound capacitor designs. The physical and dielectric properties of each type of film are evaluated and compared