METHOD FOR CREATING VOLTAGE SWITCHABLE DIELECTRIC MATERIAL
One or more embodiments provide for a composition that includes (i) organic material that is conductive or semi-conductive, and (ii) conductor and/or semiconductor particles other than the organic material. The organic material and the conductor and/or semiconductor particles are combined to provide the composition with a characteristic of being (i) dielectric in absence of a voltage that exceeds a characteristic voltage level, and (ii) conductive with application of the voltage exceeding the characteristic voltage level.
1 . A method for creating voltage switchable dielectric material, the method comprising:
creating a mixture containing (i) a binder that is dielectric, (ii) metallic and/or inorganic conductor or semi-conductor particles, and (iii) conductive or semi-conductive organic material that is distributed in the mixture as either a solvent soluble or as nano-scaled particles, wherein creating the mixture includes using a quantity of each of the binder, the metallic and/or inorganic conductor or semi-conductor particles, and the organic material so that the mixture, when cured, is (i) dielectric in absence of a voltage that exceeds a characteristic voltage, and (ii) conductive in presence of the voltage that exceeds the characteristic voltage; and
curing the mixture.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising applying the mixture to a target location on a device, and wherein curing the mixture includes curing the mixture at the target location.
3 . The method of claim 2 , creating a mixture includes creating the mixture using fullerenes as the organic material.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the fullerenes are functionalized C60 or C70.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the fullerenes are carbon nanotubes.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the metallic and/or inorganic conductor or semi-conductor particles are selected from a group consisting of copper, aluminum, nickel, and steel, silicon, silicon carbide, boron nitride, aluminum nitride, nickel oxide, zinc oxide, zinc sulfide, bismuth oxide, cerium oxide, iron oxide.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the metallic and/or inorganic conductor or semi-conductor particles includes a titanium compound.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the metallic and/or inorganic conductor or semi-conductor particles includes a titanium dioxide.