As well known, the surface conditions of solid materials strongly affect the flashover phenomena under high electric field. The artificial doping ingredients could change the energy distribution and the density of electron and hole traps. The trapping parameters in the surface layer have some influences on the surface insulation strength. In order to adjust different trapping parameters, the composite materials of epoxy resin intermingled with aluminum hydroxide are prepared. The trapping parameters of the samples with different filler concentrations are investigated through the method of measuring the surface potential based on the isothermal current theory. The surface insulation performance in vacuum of each sample is tested according to the flashover voltage under pulsed excitation. Based on the experiment, the correlation between the trapping parameters and surface insulation strength is discussed and some novel models are presented.Index Terms -Trapping parameter, surface potential, flashover, pulsed voltage, epoxy resin, aluminum hydroxide

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Since the inception of research on hollow silica, the use of hollow nanosilica (HNS) as additives in barrier materials has not been reported. In this study, we evaluated the capacity of HNS as an additive in modified polypropylene (MPP). According to X-ray diffraction (XRD), the crystallinity, tensile strength, and thermal stability of MPP/HNS nanocomposite containing 0.1[Formula: see text]phr HNS approached maximum values. Moreover, the nanocomposite had the best performance in terms of water vapor barrier and oxygen resistance. The reasons for the improvement in barrier performance were discussed. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that HNS at a low content dispersed well in MPP. In conclusion, the synthesized HNS can be used as an additive in barrier materials, and it would have potential applications in the fields of food packaging films and storage containers or materials.

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