@inproceedings{67113c5df8a942bdaeb925e74b73a6bf,
title = "Hybrid DNA materials for energy storage",
abstract = "We investigate the dielectric and electrical properties of sol-gel/DNA-CTMA blends, with particular interest in capacitor applications in energy storage. Methacryloyloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MAPTMS) was the solgel precursor, and DNA-CTMA was blended in to the resulting sol-gel at various weight percentages. The blends were tested for their dielectric properties and dielectric breakdown strength; the 5% DNA blend was found to be optimal with a dielectric constant in the range of 7.5, while the breakdown strength was greater than 800 V/μm for 1 μm films and about 500 V/μm for 5μm films. Hybrid sol-gel/DNA-CTMA/barium titanate nanoparticle composites were also formulated and their dielectric properties measured. While a high dielectric constant was achieved (38), this came at the expense of a significantly reduced breakdown voltage (160V/μm). We discuss these results as well as other aspects of the dielectric and electrical properties of these blends.",
keywords = "Capacitor, DNA, Dielectric breakdown, Energy storage, Nanoparticle composites, Polymer Blends, Sol-gel",
author = "Norwood, {R. A.} and J. Thomasa and N. Peyghambarian and J. Wang and L. Li and F. Ouchen and Grote, {J. E.}",
note = "Funding Information: This work is supported by the Wright Research and De-velopment Center under Contract F33615-87-C-2777. Micheal Morgan is the contract monitor.; Nanobiosystems: Processing, Characterization, and Applications III ; Conference date: 04-08-2010 Through 05-08-2010",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1117/12.862412",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780819482617",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
booktitle = "Nanobiosystems",
}