Energy storage polymers are critical to modern microelectronics, electric vehicles, and wearable devices. Capacitor energy storage devices are the focus of contemporary research, with film dielectric capacitors being the focus of mainstream research. Research on polymers-particularly polypropylene-has yielded numerous innovations, but their energy storage performance and breakdown resistance under extreme conditions remain unsatisfactory. Numerous reports have proposed various solutions, but systematic reviews, classifications, and investigations regarding the effects of processing on polypropylene films remain lacking. This study collects and organizes the latest research reports on dielectric-related polypropylene films with the aim of addressing this issue by providing a comprehensive review of the research on polypropylene thin film materials that exhibit high dielectric stability and high energy storage density under extreme conditions. These conditions include mixing and doping, surface modification, designing new molecular structures, and constructing multilayers. This study analyzes how polypropylene's dielectric properties can be enhanced. It reviews the impacts of processing on the dielectric properties of biaxially oriented polypropylene and the underlying mechanisms. The paper is concluded with a summary of the current research progress and shortcomings in industrial production and performance, as well as discussions of future prospects. It offers valuable references for enhancing the dielectric properties of biaxially oriented polypropylene films and optimizing film processing.
Keywords: dielectric capacitor; energy storage; modification; polypropylene film; stretching process.