Solid Dielectrics and Their Applications

Dear Colleagues,

The Guest Editors are inviting submissions to a Special Issue of Energies on the subject area of “Solid Dielectrics and their Applications”.

Dielectric materials have been from the very beginning at the heart of the electrical and electronics components and systems, and a main topic related to their design and reliability. Nowadays, the continuously increasing demand of improving energy efficiency requires more and more integration and miniaturization, involving significant increase of thermal, electrical and mechanical stress applied to dielectrics during service, while these materials are one of the main reasons for failures in these systems. In this context, this Special Issue will deal with the different aspects related to solid dielectrics and to their present and future applications.

Topics of interest for publication include (but are not limited to):

• Basic and advanced properties of solid dielectrics
• Different types of dielectric materials (polymers, ceramics, composites) and their applications
• Tailoring of dielectric properties for specific applications
• Dielectrics in micro and nano-electronics
• Dielectrics in high voltage applications (dc and ac)
• Dielectrics in power electronics
• Dielectrics in space applications
• Dielectrics in sensors and actuators
• Dielectrics for energy storage systems
• Electrets and their applications
• Nano-dielectrics and their applications
• Piezoelectric materials and their applications
• Bio-dielectrics
• High-temperature solid dielectrics and their applications
• High field solid dielectrics and their applications
• Behavior of dielectric properties under high stress and reliability-related problems in electronic and electrical engineering components and systems
• Lifetime estimation of dielectric materials and structures
• Insulating systems
• Set-up and optimization of insulating structures and systems
• Renewable and bio-sourced dielectrics
• Challenges and prospects related to the use of solid dielectrics in emerging applications

Prof. Dr. Philippe Combette
Prof. Petru Notingher
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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