Representative publications and presentations (many unpublished due to IP concern) We are one of very few groups who understand practical applications of polymer high voltage dielectric and ferroelectric materials.
"Glass Dielectrics in Extreme High-Temperature Environment", J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 99: 4045–4049 (2016) doi:10.1111/jace.14424 “Microstructure evolution of
poly[tetrafluoroethylene-co-(perfluoropropylvinylether)] films under uniaxial
deformation”, Polymer, Volume 99,
2016, Pages 480-487 “Fluoropolymer microstructure and dynamics:
Influence of molecular orientation induced by uniaxial drawing”, Polymer, Volume 99, 2016, Pages 211–221 “Flexible high-temperature dielectric materials from polymer nanocomposites”, Nature, 523: 576-579, 2015 “Light Weight HighTemperature Polymer Film Capacitors with Dielectric Loss Lower ThanPolypropylene”, Journal of Materials
Science: Materials in Electronics, Volume 26, Issue 12, pp 9396-9401,
2015 “Polymer-BasedDielectrics with High Energy Storage Density”, Annual Review of Materials Research, Vol. 45: 433-458, 2015 “Flexible Glass for High Temperature Energy Storage Capacitors”, Energy Technology, 1(5-6): 313–318 (2013) “High Temperature Capacitors with High
Energy Density”, 2012 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage
Conference (2012 IPMHVC), June 3 - 7, 2012, San Diego, CA “Enhancement of Dielectric Breakdown Strength in Glass using
Polymer Coatings”, 2012 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage
Conference (2012 IPMHVC), June 3 - 7, 2012, San Diego, CA “Semicrystalline Polymers
with High Dielectric Constant, Melting Temperature, and Charge-Discharge
Efficiency”, IEEE Transactions on
Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 19(4), 1158-1166(2012) “High Energy Density Film Capacitors forPulsed Power Applications” Proceeding of CARTS International 2012, The Passive
Components Conference, pp 361-366. March 26-29, 2012, Las Vegas, Nevada “PEN/Si3N4
bilayer film for dc bus capacitors in power converters in hybrid electric
vehicles” J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 29(6), 061401 (Nov/Dec 2011) [JVST B -
Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures] “High
Temperature Polymer Capacitor Film with High Dielectric Constant” Proceeding of
CARTS USA 2011, The Passive Components Conference, March 28-31, 2011,
Jacksonville, Florida [pp. 421-428] “Dielectric Behavior of Low Temperature PECVD Fabricated Si3N4
and Si3N4/P(VDF-CTFE) Bilayer films”, IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and
Electrical Insulation, 18, 463-470(2011) “Wide Temperature
Polyimide/ZrO2 Nanodielectric Capacitor Film with Excellent
Electrical Performance” Appl. Phys. Lett.
98:082905 (2011) “Polymer Film Capacitors with High Dielectric
Constant, High Capacitance Density, and High Energy Density” 2010 IEEE
International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (2010 IPMHVC)
Atlanta, Georgia, USA, May 23-27, 2010 “High Dielectric Constant Polymer Film
Capacitors” Proceeding of CARTS USA 2010, The Passive Components Conference, pp
73-81. March 15-18, 2010, New Orleans, Louisiana “High Energy Density Film Capacitors”,
Proceeding of 17th IEEE Pulsed Power Conference. June 28-July 2,
2009, Washington, DC. “Electrical breakdown and ultrahigh electrical energy density in
poly(vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene) copolymer”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94:162901 (2009) “High
field tunneling as a limiting factor of maximum energy density in dielectric
energy storage capacitors”, Appl. Phys.
Lett. 92:142909 (2008) “High Energy Density Polymer Dielectrics for Capacitor Applications”,
Proceeding of CARTS USA 2007, The Passive Components Conference, pp 141-150.
March 26-29, 2007, Albuquerque, New Mexico “High performance electroactive
polymers and composites for artificial muscles and microfluidic systems ”, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems And
Structures, 2007, 18(2), 133-145 “Relaxor
ferroelectric polymers, thin film devices, and ink-jet microprinting for thin
film device fabrication”, Ferroelectrics,
2006, 342, 1-14 “Relaxor ferroelectric polymers”, Ferroelectrics, 2006, 339(1), 37-45(9) “Synthesis and characterization of poly(ethylene glycol)-based single ion
conductors”, Chemistry of Materials,
2006, 18, 4288-4295 “Modeling
electrode polarization in e": Ion mobility
and mobile ion concentration of single-ion polymer electrolytes”, Journal of
Chemical Physics, 2006, 124, 144903 “Ink-jet printing of ferroelectric P(VDF-TrFE) copolymers”, Materials Research Society Symposium
Proceedings 889 (Electroresponsive Polymers and Their Applications), 2006, vol 889, 167 “Microstructure and electromechanical responses in
ferroelectric relaxor polymer blends”, Journal
of Applied Physics, 2006, 100, 044113 “Direct spectroscopic evidence of field-induced solid state
chain conformation transformation in a ferroelectric relaxor polymer”, Journal of Applied Physics, 2006, 99,
044107 “Normal ferroelectric to ferroelectric relaxor
conversion in fluorinated polymers and the relaxor dynamics”, Journal of Material Science, 2006, 41,
271 "Glass transition and ionic conduction in plasticized and doped ionomers”, Journal of Non-crystalline Solids,
2005, 351(33-36), 2825-2830 “Microstructure and electromechanical properties of carbon nanotubes-
P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) composites”, Advanced
Materials, 2005, 17(15), 1897-1901 “Effect of temperature and pressure on the dynamic miscibility of
hydrogen-bonded polymer blends”, Macromolecules,
2005, 38(2), 552-560 “Broadband
dielectric investigation of amorphous poly(methyl methacrylate)/poly(ethylene
oxide) blends”, Macromolecules,
2004, 37, 8110-8115 “Dynamics in relaxor
ferroelectric polymers”, Proceedings of
2004 IEEE International Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control
Joint 50th Anniversary Conference, 2004, 138-141 “Dielectric studies
of poly(ethylene oxide)/poly(styrene-co-p-hydroxystyrene). semi-crystalline
blends”, Macromolecules, 2004,
37(13), 4808-4814 “Dynamics of multicomponent
polymer systems exhibiting strong intermolecular associations”, Invited review on the Proceedings of Osaka University Macromolecules Symposium,
2004 “Broadband dielectric investigation on 2,6-dihydroxy
naphthalene/poly(vinyl ethyl ether) mixtures”, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2004, 108(23), 7681-7687 “Segmental and secondary dynamics
in hydrogen-bonded poly(4-vinylphenol)/poly(methyl methacrylate) blends”, Journal of Polymer Science: B, Polymer
Physics 2004, 42(18), 3405-3415 “Segmental dynamics and ionic
conduction in poly(vinyl methyl ether) – lithium perchlorate complexes”, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2004, 108(20),
6295-6302 “Suppression
of the dielectric secondary relaxation of poly(2-vinylpyridine) by strong
intermolecular hydrogen bonding”, Macromolecules 2004, 37(7) 2636
"Composition-dependent dynamics in a miscible polymer blend: influence of
hydrogen bonding”, Polymer
2004, 45(11), 3933-3942 S.H. Zhang, R. Casalini, J. Runt, C.M. Roland “Pressure
effects on the dynamics of hydrogen bonded polymer blends”, Macromolecules 2003, 36(26), 9917-9923 Xing Jin, Shihai Zhang, James Runt “Dielectric
studies of poly(ethylene oxide)/ poly(styrene-co-p-hydroxystyrene) blends:
Influence of hydrogen bonding on the dynamics of amorphous blends”, Macromolecules 2003, 36(21), 8033-8039 “Dynamic
homogeneity in mixtures of poly(vinyl methyl ether) with low molecular weight
phenolic molecules”, Macromolecules
2003,
36(19), 7179-7188 “Dynamical
heterogeneity in a thermodynamically miscible polymer blend”, Macromolecules 2003,
36(15), 5710-5718 “Coupling of component
segmental relaxations in a polymer blend containing intermolecular hydrogen
bonding”, Macromolecules
2002, 35(25), 9403-9413 “Dynamics of polymer
blends with intermolecular hydrogen bonding: Broad-band dielectric study of
blends of poly(4-vinylphenol) with poly(vinyl acetate) and EVA70”, Macromolecules 2002, 35(22), 8478-8487 “Observation of a fast dielectric relaxation in semicrystalline
poly(ethylene oxide)”, Polymer
2002, 43(23), 6247-6254 “Broad-band
dielectric study on poly(4-vinylphenol)/poly(ethyl methylacrylate) blends”, Macromolecules 2002, 35(9), 3636-3646
Patents
High
Energy Density Capacitors and Methods of Manufacture, 7,542,265. Localized
Multimodal Electromechanical Polymer Transducers, US 9,183,710 B2 (Nov 10,
2015) Haptics
with Localized Response, US 9,164,586 B2 (Oct 20, 2015) EMP
Actuators for Deformable Surface and Keyboard Application, US 9,170,650 B2 (Oct
27, 2015) Systems
Including Electromechanical Polymer Sensors and Actuators, US 9,053,617 B2
(June 9, 2015) Terpolymer and Films
Prepared Therefrom, France No. 12.61885, December 11, 2012 Steerable
Medical Guide Wire Device US 9,370,640, June 21, 2016
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