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Efficient barrier for charge injection in polyethylene by silver nanoparticles/plasma polymer stack

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Charge injection from a metal/insulator contact is a process promoting the formation of space charge in polymeric insulation largely used in thick layers in high voltage equipment. The internal charge perturbs the field distribution and can lead to catastrophic failure either through its electrostatic effects or through energetic processes initiated under charge recombination and/or hot electrons effects. Injection is still ill-described in polymeric insulation due to the complexity of the contact between the polymer chains and the electrodes. Barrier heights derived from the metal work function and the polymer electronic affinity do not provide a good description of the measurements [Taleb et al., IEEE Trans. Dielectr. Electr. Insul. 20, 311–320 (2013)]. Considering the difficulty to describe the contact properties and the need to prevent charge injection in polymers for high voltage applications, we developed an alternative approach by tailoring the interface properties by the silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)/plasma polymer stack, deposited on the polymer film. Due to their small size, the AgNPs, covered by a very thin film of plasma polymer, act as deep traps for the injected charges thereby stabilizing the interface from the point of view of charge injection. After a quick description of the method for elaborating the nanostructured layer near the contact, it is demonstrated how the AgNPs/plasma polymer stack effectively prevents, in a spectacular way, the formation of bulk space charge.
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hal-03795495 , version 1 (04-10-2022)

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Laurent Milliere, Kremena Makasheva, Christian Laurent, Bernard Despax, Gilbert Teyssedre. Efficient barrier for charge injection in polyethylene by silver nanoparticles/plasma polymer stack. Applied Physics Letters, 2014, 105 (12), pp.122908. ⟨10.1063/1.4896678⟩. ⟨hal-03795495⟩
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