Engineered Hexagonal Boron Nitride:Titanium Dioxide Composites for High Voltage Insulation

Sean P McDarby; Alanys V Luna; Diana Santiago; Maricela Lizcano

NASA NTRS · 20240000978

Engineered Hexagonal Boron Nitride:Titanium Dioxide Composites for High Voltage Insulation

Sean P McDarby·Alanys V Luna·Diana Santiago·Maricela Lizcano

Abstract

Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and Titanium dioxide are both ceramic materials with widespread use in commercial and consumer applications in everything from cosmetics and paint to deep space satellite components. As a dielectric material, hBN is electrically insulating, thermally conductive, and stable to most temperatures and environments. Titanium dioxide is also a good electrical insulator with a wide bandgap and large dielectric constant, as well as high temperature tolerance and chemical stability. This presentation covers our recent efforts to combine the best properties of hBN and titanium dioxide to produce an intercalated hBN:titanium dioxide composite which was then further processed and incorporated into polymer composites, as well as a standalone ceramic material for testing as a novel insulation material.

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Sean P McDarby, Alanys V Luna, Diana Santiago, Maricela Lizcano. Engineered Hexagonal Boron Nitride:Titanium Dioxide Composites for High Voltage Insulation. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20240000978

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