Facile Synthesis of Isotactic Polyacrylonitrile via Template Polymerization in Interlayer Space for Dielectric Energy Storage

Yu Wang, Ryota Nakamura, Takeo Suga*, Shengtao Li, Yoshimichi Ohki, Hiroyuki Nishide, Kenichi Oyaizu

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Abstract

Isotactic polyacrylonitrile (iso-PAN) is synthesized via template polymerization using the two-dimensional layered space of a CoCl2 crystal as a template. Isotacticity of polyacrylonitrile reaches a meso/meso triad = 93% (mm = 0.93), which indicates a superior packing of polymer chains, leading to a high breakdown strength. Tacticity enhancement is correlated with the interatomic (metal-metal) distance of template-layered crystals. Due to a large dipole moment (4.3 D) of nitrile group and a high stereoregularity, iso-PAN demonstrates a high discharge energy density of 6.7 J/cm3 at 660 MV/m, nearly six times that of atactic polyacrylonitrile (ata-PAN) and biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP), a commercially available dielectric polymer film. Moreover, it exhibits a charge-discharge efficiency of ca. 90% in a wide applied electric field range, which is higher than the efficiencies of ata-PAN and BOPP. These results suggest that iso-PAN, exhibiting a large dipole moment and high stereoregularity, is a promising candidate for high energy density and low loss capacitor dielectrics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)775-781
Number of pages7
JournalACS Applied Polymer Materials
Volume2
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Feb 14

Keywords

  • breakdown strength
  • dielectric polymer
  • energy storage
  • stereoregularity
  • template polymerization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Process Chemistry and Technology
  • Organic Chemistry

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