Conch Shell Nanocomposites for High Dielectric Energy Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic, photonic, and magnetic devices lack the superior physical properties exhibited by naturally synthesized nanomaterials, such as conch shells, which possess unique architectures and properties like high remanent electrical polarization and dielectric constants, making them unsuitable for high-performance energy storage applications.
Innovation Solution
Development of nanocomposite structures using nano-CaCO3 lamina dispersed in a biopolymer matrix obtained from conch shells, which are processed into slices or particles with specific dimensions to enhance remanent electrical polarization and dielectric constants, and integrated into energy storage devices with attached electrodes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If man-made nanomaterials are synthesized using conventional techniques, then manufacturing process is simpler, but physical properties such as remanent electrical polarization and dielectric constant are inferior
Solution Approach 1:
The patent copies nature's bottom-up synthesis approach to create nanomaterials with superior physical properties. By mimicking how natural systems self-assemble nanomaterials with precise architectures, the invention achieves high remanent electrical polarization and dielectric constants that conventional top-down manufacturing cannot replicate
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the fundamental manufacturing parameters from conventional top-down approaches to bottom-up self-assembly processes. This parameter change enables the formation of nanomaterials with controlled architectures at the nanometer scale, resulting in superior electrical properties including high remanent polarization and dielectric constants
2Use of energy by moving object
If conventional materials are used for energy storage, then device complexity is lower, but energy storage performance is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs composite nanomaterials with specific architectures formed through bottom-up synthesis. These composite structures combine multiple components at the nanometer scale to achieve superior energy storage performance, including high remanent electrical polarization and dielectric constants, which outperform conventional single-material energy storage devices
3Use of energy by moving object
If nanomaterials with superior physical properties are created, then energy storage capability improves, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes self-assembly mechanisms where nanomaterials automatically organize into precise architectures through bottom-up synthesis. This self-service approach allows the system to achieve nanometer-scale precision without requiring external intervention or complex manufacturing control, thereby maintaining superior energy storage capabilities while managing manufacturing precision requirements
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The conch shell-based nanocomposites demonstrate ferroelectret behavior with significantly higher remanent electrical polarization and dielectric constants compared to man-made materials, enabling high-performance energy storage and potential applications in batteries and capacitors.
Implementation Method 1
The conch shell-based nanocomposites demonstrate ferroelectret behavior with significantly higher remanent electrical polarization and dielectric constants compared to man-made materials
Implementation Method 2
a relative dielectric constant of about 80 to 300 at a frequency of about 100 Hz and a relative dielectric constant of about 13 to 19 at about 1 MHz
Implementation Method 3
superior optical properties are observed in the nanometer-scale architectures of Brittlestars, butterflies, and many insects; super-hydrophobic effects are evident in lotus plants and water bugs
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for materials that include conch shell structures, methods of making conch shell slices, devices for storing energy, and the like.