The influence of morphology on the electrical properties of syndiotactic polypropylene (sPP) has been investigated in comparison with those of conventional isotactic polypropylene (iPP). The evolution of spherulite in sPP occurred at a lower temperature than in iPP, and the size of spherulites in sPP is much smaller than those of iPP, though the number of spherulites increases drastically. The influence of heat treatment on the electrical properties of sPP, such as conductivity and current density-electric field characteristics, is negligible in contrast to iPP, in which the conductivity increased drastically and breakdown strength decreased markedly due to growth of large spherulites upon heat treatment. These results are discussed in terms of morphological change upon heat treatment. As a result, sPP is confirmed to be an excellent candidate for a new insulating polymer for cables which can be used at a much higher operating temperature than that of widely used cables with cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) (90°C), because of its thermal stability, stable electrical properties even following heating treatment and mechanical flexibility due to the small spherulite size and low crystallinity under any preparation and treatment conditions.
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