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. 2023 Mar 29;15(7):1702.
doi: 10.3390/polym15071702.

Dielectric, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties of Crosslinked Polyethylene Nanocomposite with Hybrid Nanofillers

Nurul Iman Abdul Razak  1 , Noor Izyan Syazana Mohd Yusoff  2 , Mohd Hafizi Ahmad  3 , Muzafar Zulkifli  4 , Mat Uzir Wahit  1   5
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Dielectric, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties of Crosslinked Polyethylene Nanocomposite with Hybrid Nanofillers

Nurul Iman Abdul Razak et al. Polymers (Basel). .

Abstract

Crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) nanocomposite has superior insulation performance due to its excellent dielectric, mechanical, and thermal properties. The incorporation of nano-sized fillers drastically improved these properties in XLPE matrix due to the reinforcing effect of interfacial region between the XLPE-nanofillers. Good interfacial strength can be further improved by introducing a hybrid system nanofiller as a result of synergistic interaction between the nanofiller relative to a single filler system. Another factor affecting interfacial strength is the amount of hybrid nanofiller. Therefore, the incorporation amount of hybridising layered double hydroxide (LDH) with aluminium oxide (Al2O3) nanofiller into the XLPE matrix was investigated. Herein, the influence of hybrid nanofiller content and the 1:1 ratio of LDH to Al2O3 on the dielectric, mechanical, and thermal properties of the nanocomposite was studied. The structure and morphology of the XLPE/LDH-Al2O3 nanocomposites revealed that the hybridisation of nanofiller improved the dispersion state. The dielectric, mechanical, and thermal properties, including partial discharge resistance, AC breakdown strength, and tensile properties (tensile strength, Young's modulus, and elongation at break) were enhanced since it was influenced by the synergetic effect of the LDH-Al2O3 nanofiller. These properties were increased at optimal value of 0.8 wt.% before decreasing with increasing hybrid nanofiller. It was found that the value of PD magnitude improvement went down to 47.8% and AC breakdown strength increased by 15.6% as compared to pure XLPE. The mechanical properties were enhanced by 14.4%, 31.7%, and 23% for tensile strength, Young's modulus, and elongation at break, respectively. Of note, the hybridisation of nanofillers opens a new perspective in developing insulating material based on XLPE nanocomposite.

Keywords: crosslinked polyethylene; dielectric properties; hybrid filler; hybrid nanocomposite; mechanical properties; thermal properties.

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The structures of (a) LDH−SDS, (b) silane Al2O3.
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Schematic of the preparation of XLPE/LDH−Al2O3 nanocomposites.
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The nanofiller characterization on (a) XRD pattern of LDH and LDH−SDS, (b) FTIR spectra of LDH and LDH−SDS, (c) FESEM image (i) LDH thickness and (ii) width, (d) TEM image of (i) LDH and (ii) LDH−SDS nanofiller.
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Figure 4
PDIV and PDEV of XLPE/LDH−Al2O3 nanocomposite.
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PRPD patterns of the XLPE/LDH−Al2O3 nanocomposites at (a) 0.0 wt% (b) 0.2 wt.% (c) 0.5 wt.% (d) 0.8 wt.% and (e) 1.0 wt.%.
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Figure 6
The comparison of maximum PD magnitude of XLPE/LDH−Al2O3 nanocomposites at varying the weight percentage of nanofillers.
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Figure 7
The total PD numbers of XL PE/LDH−Al2O3 nanocomposites at varying the weight percentage of nanofillers.
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Figure 8
The Weibull analysis plot comparing the AC breakdown strength of XLPE/LDH-Al2O3 nanocomposites.
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Figure 9
The FESEM image of XLPE/LDH-Al2O3 nanocomposite at (a) 0.0 wt% (b) 0.2 wt.% (c) 0.5 wt.% (d) 0.8 wt.% and (e) 1.0 wt.%.
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Figure 10
The DSC thermograms of XLPE/LDH-Al2O3 nanocomposites (a) 2nd heating cycle (b) cooling cycle.
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