An application area of C60: Overall improvement of insulating oil's electrical performance.

We prepared nano-C₆₀ based insulating oil, which has the potential to overcome the application barriers of nanomodified insulating oil. We find that nano-C₆₀ based insulating oil has an excellent stability. Its electrical performance increases by 17.9%, 9.3%, and 8.3% for AC and positive/negative lightning impulse voltage, respectively. We believe that C₆₀ molecules have a strong capacity to absorb electrons and can capture photons in a streamer, which may weaken photoionization in the streamer and thereby improve the electrical performance of insulating oil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]