Preparation of modified polymer blend and electrical performance

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In this study, a modified binary polymer blend made up of polycarbonate and polystyrene blend has been prepared by loading of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) as a dopant. The role of alumina with polymer blend system was addressed in view of interfacing criteria. The filler concentration of modified blend was taken as 5, 10, and 15%. The morphological, thermal, and electrical properties were characterized by various techniques. Optical microscopy confirms the homogenous dispersion of Al2O3 in blend. The presence of alumina was detected by subatomic level using atomic force microscope (both two and three dimensional approach). The differential scanning calorimetric thermographs demonstrate decreasing softing point as function of alumina loading. The dielectric properties such as dielectric constant, loss, and electrical modulus were studied under DC bias. The effect of DC bias exhibits significant changes at low amount of Al2O3. The dielectric polarization supports Maxwell Wagner (MW) theory due to low frequency response. 15% Al2O3 gives the highest dielectric constant (ε′) value (3.5 × 105) at 10 Hz. The polymer modified blend with Al2O3 may be used as a one of the best dielectric medium.

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In this study, a modified binary polymer blend made up of polycarbonate and polystyrene blend has been prepared by loading of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) as a dopant. The role of alumina with polymer blend system was addressed in view of interfacing criteria. The filler concentration of modified blend was taken as 5, 10, and 15%. The morphological, thermal, and electrical properties were characterized by various techniques. Optical microscopy confirms the homogenous dispersion of Al2O3 in blend. The presence of alumina was detected by subatomic level using atomic force microscope (both two and three dimensional approach). The differential scanning calorimetric thermographs demonstrate decreasing softing point as function of alumina loading. The dielectric properties such as dielectric constant, loss, and electrical modulus were studied under DC bias. The effect of DC bias exhibits significant changes at low amount of Al2O3. The dielectric polarization supports Maxwell Wagner (MW) theory due to low frequency response. 15% Al2O3 gives the highest dielectric constant (ε′) value (3.5 × 105) at 10 Hz. The polymer modified blend with Al2O3 may be used as a one of the best dielectric medium.

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