EFFECTS OF SiO2 NANOPARTICLES ON DIELECTRIC CHARACTERISTIC OF ALOE VERA PASTE

Natural Aloe vera paste has been reported as an alternative organic dielectric material. In this study, natural Aloe vera paste incorporated with silicon dioxide (SiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) has been investigated. The natural Aloe vera paste with different weight loading (0.5 to 3.8 wt%) of SiO2 NPs was screen printed on aluminum (Al) layer supported by a soda lime glass substrate and dried at room temperature. The solidified sample with 1.5 wt% of SiO2 NPs showed the lowest leakage current density. Next, the solidified samples were additional dried in an oven at 40 degrees C for 30 minutes to study its effect against room temperature. The additional drying process facilitated cross-linking on natural Aloe vera layer and consequently enhanced the dielectric properties of the natural Aloe vera with 1.5 wt% of SiO2 NPs, whereby leakage current and dielectric constant were decreased and increased, respectively.