This review focuses on the use of polyolefins in high‐voltage direct‐current (HVDC) cables
and capacitors. A short description of the latest evolution and current use in HVDC cables …

Electrical conductivity measurements of polyethylene indicate that the semicrystalline
structure and morphology influence the conductivity. To include this effect in atomistic …

This review highlights the updated picture of charge transport in polymer dielectrics and
offers suggestions for future research. It begins with the backgrounds of the various …

Hole mobility in crystalline polyethylene (PE) is evaluated from an atomistic point of view,
with the combination of quantum chemical calculation and kinetic Monte Carlo simulations …

There are various models for describing the charge transport in polymers but it is unclear
how to choose the appropriate one for a given system. In this study, we determine the …

It has been found that doping dielectric polymers with a small amount of nanofiller or
molecular additive can stabilize the material under a high field and lead to increased …

Despite its importance, carrier conduction in electrical insulators is poorly understood. This
work presents a computational study of hole conduction in single crystalline alkanes (nC 18 …

Oil-paper insulation is widely used as a reliable composite insulation system in power
transformers. The dielectric property of oil insulation plays an important role in the reliable …

First principles calculations are utilized in order to gain a better understanding of charge
injection from metals to insulators. As a starting point, a comparative study of hole injection …

A model for the molecular ionization energy in an applied electric field is presented on the
basis of a perturbation expansion in the electric field. The leading term arises from the …