Dielectric Properties of Polyvinylchloride (PVC) Composites and Nanocomposites

Over the last 20 years, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) based composites have garnered attention in the dielectric material research owing to their excellent insulating properties, mechanical strength, flexibility, chemical and thermal stabilities. The influence of various nanoparticles on different dielectric properties of PVC and their applicability in electronic industry are briefly discussed in this chapter. The nature of polymer-filler interface, concentration, type and chemistry of nanoparticles are critical in the final dielectric properties. The influencing factors and improvements of dielectric properties such as permittivity, dielectric loss and break down voltage in PVC polymer composites from mechanism, single and multi-nanoparticles, surface functionalization and ionization are overviewed in this review. This review is expected to help the readers to comprehensively understand the fabrication of PVC composite dielectrics with high performance for various applications.