scholarly journals Influence of Different Carbon-Based Fillers on Electrical and Mechanical Properties of a PC/ABS Blend

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Eleonora Dal Lago ◽  
Elisabetta Cagnin ◽  
Carlo Boaretti ◽  
Martina Roso ◽  
Alessandra Lorenzetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Conductive Polymer ◽  
Volume Resistivity ◽  
Electrically Conductive ◽  
Gradual Improvement ◽  
Electrical Percolation ◽  
Solution Blending ◽  
Filler Dispersion ◽  
Composite Stiffness ◽  
Carbon Based

The present work examines the influence of different carbon-based fillers on the performance of electrically conductive polymer blend composites. More specifically, we examined and compared the effects of graphene (GR), carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and carbon black (CB) on a PC/ABS matrix by morphological investigation, electrical and physic-mechanical characterization. Electrical analyses showed volume resistivity decreased when the CNTs and CB content were increased, although the use of melt-mixed GR did not really influence this property. For the latter, solution blending was found to be more suitable to obtain better GR dispersion, and it obtained electrical percolation with a graphene content ranging from 0.5% to 1% by weight, depending on the solvent removal method that was applied. There was a gradual improvement in all of the composites’ dielectric properties, in terms of loss factor, with temperature and the concentration of the filler. As expected, the use of rigid fillers increased the composite stiffness, which is reflected in a continuous increment in the composites’ modulus of elasticity. The improvements in tensile strength and modulus were coupled with a reduction in impact strength, indicating a decrease in polymer toughness and flexibility. TEM micrographs allowed us to confirm previous results from studies on filler dispersion. According to this study and the comparison of the three carbon-based fillers, CNTs are the best filler choice in terms of electrical and mechanical performance.

scholarly journals Influence of Carbon Nanotube-Pretreatment on the Properties of Polydimethylsiloxane/Carbon Nanotube-Nanocomposites

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1355
Author(s):  
Astrid Diekmann ◽  
Marvin C. V. Omelan ◽  
Ulrich Giese
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Softening Effect ◽  
Electrical Percolation ◽  
Optimum Parameters ◽  
Lauryl Ether ◽  
Solvent Residues ◽  
Electrical Percolation Threshold ◽  
Filler Dispersion

Incorporating nanofillers into elastomers leads to composites with an enormous potential regarding their properties. Unfortunately, nanofillers tend to form agglomerates inhibiting adequate filler dispersion. Therefore, different carbon nanotube (CNT) pretreatment methods were analyzed in this study to enhance the filler dispersion in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/CNT-composites. By pre-dispersing CNTs in solvents an increase in electrical conductivity could be observed within the sequence of tetrahydrofuran (THF) > acetone > chloroform. Optimization of the pre-dispersion step results in an AC conductivity of 3.2 × 10−4 S/cm at 1 Hz and 0.5 wt.% of CNTs and the electrical percolation threshold is decreased to 0.1 wt.% of CNTs. Optimum parameters imply the use of an ultrasonic finger for 60 min in THF. However, solvent residues cause a softening effect deteriorating the mechanical performance of these composites. Concerning the pretreatment of CNTs by physical functionalization, the use of surfactants (sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS) and polyoxyethylene lauryl ether (“Brij35”)) leads to no improvement, neither in electrical conductivity nor in mechanical properties. Chemical functionalization enhances the compatibility of PDMS and CNT but damages the carbon nanotubes due to the oxidation process so that the improvement in conductivity and reinforcement is superimposed by the CNT damage even for mild oxidation conditions.

Achieving electrical percolation in polymer-carbon nanotube composites

2003 ◽  
Vol 788 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sameer S. Rahatekar ◽  
M. Hamm ◽  
Milo S. P. Shaffer ◽  
James A. Elliott
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Polymer Matrix ◽  
Dissipative Particle Dynamics ◽  
Conductive Polymer ◽  
Process Variables ◽  
Electrically Conductive ◽  
Electrical Percolation ◽  
Mechanical And Electrical Properties ◽  
Nanotube Composites ◽  
Mesoscale Simulations

ABSTRACTThe addition of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to a polymer matrix is expected to yield improvements in both mechanical and electrical properties. The focus of this paper is to give a snapshot of our current work on CNT-filled thermoplastic polymer textile fibers and the enhancement of their electrical properties. The challenge is to determine the type and size of nanotubes that are most effective for a given application, and how they should be dispersed or modified to interact with the polymer. The objective of this work is to develop an understanding of how the processing methods and properties of nanotube polymer composites are related to the geometry of the nanotubes used, their orientation, and their loading fraction. It will then be possible to design desired composite properties by controlling the relevant process variables.The research described in this paper primarily involves mesoscale simulations (dissipative particle dynamics) of packed assemblies of oriented CNTs suspended in a polymer matrix. Computer simulations have been carried out to study the effect of processing conditions, aspect ratio of CNTs and effect of electric field on electrical conductivity. The percolation threshold required to achieve an electrically conductive polymer-CNT fiber can be predicted for given set of process variables. The model predictions are compared with the predictions of classical percolation theory, and with experimental data from measurements of bulk resistivity from CNTs dispersed in thermoplastic polymers.

scholarly journals Preparation and Characterization of Epoxy Resin Filled with Ti3C2Tx MXene Nanosheets with Excellent Electric Conductivity

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ailing Feng ◽  
Tianqi Hou ◽  
Zirui Jia ◽  
Yi Zhang ◽  
Fan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Electric Conductivity ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Conductive Adhesive ◽  
Electrically Conductive ◽  
Solution Blending ◽  
Electrically Conductive Adhesive ◽  
And Performance

MXene represents new kinds of two-dimensional material transition metal carbides and/or carbonitrides, which have attracted much attention in various applications including electrochemical storage devices, catalysts, and polymer composite. Here, we report a facile method to synthesize Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets and prepare a novel electrically conductive adhesive based on epoxy resin filled with Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets by solution blending. The structure, morphology, and performance of Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets and epoxy/Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets composite were investigated. The results show that Ti3C2Tx MXene possesses nanosheet structure. Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets were homogeneously dispersed in epoxy resin. Electrical conductivity and mechanical properties measurements reveal that the epoxy/Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheet composite exhibited both good electrical conductivity (4.52 × 10−4 S/m) and favorable mechanical properties (tensile strength of 66.2 MPa and impact strength of 24.2 kJ/m2) when the content of Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets is 1.2 wt %. Thus, Ti3C2Tx MXene is a promising filler for electrically conductive adhesive with high electric conductivity and high mechanical performance.

An electrically conductive polymer composite with a co-continuous segregated structure for enhanced mechanical performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (33) ◽  
pp. 11546-11554
Author(s):  
Ying-Te Xu ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Chang-Ge Zhou ◽  
Wen-Jin Sun ◽  
Kun Dai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Polymer Composite ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Thermoplastic Polyurethane ◽  
Conductive Polymer ◽  
Electrically Conductive ◽  
Conductive Polymer Composite ◽  
Segregated Structure

Carbon nanotube (CNT)/thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) composite containing a novel co-continuous segregated structure was developed. And the electrical conductivity and mechanical performance were simultaneously improved.

Figures of Merit for Electrically Conductive Polymer Composites

2000 ◽  
Vol 661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime C. Grunlan ◽  
William W. Gerberich ◽  
Lorraine F. Francis
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Black ◽  
Polymer Composites ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Conductive Polymer ◽  
Filler Loading ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Pigment Volume Concentration ◽  
Electrically Conductive ◽  
Figures Of Merit ◽  
Conductive Polymer Composites

ABSTRACTIn an effort to determine the optimal balance of electrical and mechanical performance for electrically conductive polymer composites, three figures of merit were evaluated. All three figures of merit displayed peaks and/or discontinuities at a particular filler loading. These loadings appear to correspond to the critical pigment volume concentration for a given system. Composite systems based upon latex as the matrix starting material showed peaks in the figures of merit at very low carbon black concentrations (10 vol%), while composites prepared with polymer solutions or melts had peaks above 20 vol% carbon black. These differences in behavior are attributed to differences in microstructural evolution that occur with filler loading.

scholarly journals Mechanically Enhanced Electrical Conductivity of Polydimethylsiloxane-Based Composites by a Hot Embossing Process

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaolong Gao ◽  
Yao Huang ◽  
Xiaoxiang He ◽  
Xiaojing Fan ◽  
Ying Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Percolation Threshold ◽  
Polymer Composites ◽  
Flexible Electronics ◽  
Conductive Polymer ◽  
Hot Embossing ◽  
Electrically Conductive ◽  
Electrical Percolation ◽  
Flexible Polymer ◽  
Conductive Polymer Composites

Electrically conductive polymer composites are in high demand for modern technologies, however, the intrinsic brittleness of conducting conjugated polymers and the moderate electrical conductivity of engineering polymer/carbon composites have highly constrained their applications. In this work, super high electrical conductive polymer composites were produced by a novel hot embossing design. The polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) composites containing short carbon fiber (SCF) exhibited an electrical percolation threshold at 0.45 wt % and reached a saturated electrical conductivity of 49 S/m at 8 wt % of SCF. When reducing the sample thickness from 1.0 to 0.1 mm by the hot embossing process, a compression-induced percolation threshold occurred at 0.3 wt %, while the electrical conductivity was further enhanced to 378 S/m at 8 wt % SCF. Furthermore, the addition of a second nanofiller of 1 wt %, such as carbon nanotube or conducting carbon black, further increased the electrical conductivity of the PDMS/SCF (8 wt %) composites to 909 S/m and 657 S/m, respectively. The synergy of the densified conducting filler network by the mechanical compression and the hierarchical micro-/nano-scale filler approach has realized super high electrically conductive, yet mechanically flexible, polymer composites for modern flexible electronics applications.

scholarly journals Melt-Mixed 3D Hierarchical Graphene/Polypropylene Nanocomposites with Low Electrical Percolation Threshold

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Gkourmpis ◽  
Karolina Gaska ◽  
Davide Tranchida ◽  
Antonis Gitsas ◽  
Christian Müller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Percolation Threshold ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Pristine Graphene ◽  
Melt Mixing ◽  
Electrical Percolation ◽  
Β Phase ◽  
Polypropylene Nanocomposites ◽  
Electrical Percolation Threshold ◽  
Filler Dispersion ◽  
Mixed Systems

Graphene-based materials are a family of carbonaceous structures that can be produced using a variety of processes either from graphite or other precursors. These materials are typically a few layered sheets of graphene in the form of platelets and maintain some of the properties of pristine graphene (such as two-dimensional platelet shape, aspect ratio, and graphitic bonding). In this work we present melt mixed graphene-based polypropylene systems with significantly reduced percolation threshold. Traditionally melt-mixed systems suffer from poor dispersion that leads to high electrical percolation values. In contrast in our work, graphene was added into an isotactic polypropylene matrix, achieving an electrical percolation threshold of ~1 wt.%. This indicates that the filler dispersion process has been highly efficient, something that leads to the suppression of the β phase that have a strong influence on the crystallization behavior and subsequent thermal and mechanical performance. The electrical percolation values obtained are comparable with reported solution mixed systems, despite the use of simple melt mixing protocols and the lack of any pre or post-treatment of the final compositions. The latter is of particular importance as the preparation method used in this work is industrially relevant and is readily scalable.

Effect of Graphene Nanoplatelet Addition on the Conductive Behavior of Solution Mixing Processed Polylactide Biopolymer Nanocomposites

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Zhang ◽  
Pierre Mertiny
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Conductive Polymer ◽  
Polymer Materials ◽  
Molding Process ◽  
Electrically Conductive ◽  
Fourfold Increase ◽  
Resistivity Measurements ◽  
Solution Blending ◽  
Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity

Abstract The fabrication of highly thermally and electrically conductive polymer materials is of interest for multiple applications, for example, in electronics packaging and biosensors. Polylactic acid (PLA), a commercially available and biodegradable polyesters, is widely used and studied since it is considered a environmentally friendly alternative to petrochemical-based synthetic polymers. In the present study, graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) reinforced PLA composites were prepared via solution blending followed by a compression molding process. Various physical and thermo-mechanical analyses were performed with the prepared composites. For instance, the electrical conductivity of PLA/GNP composites at various filler loadings was determined using four-point probe resistivity measurements. An electrical conductivity of 0.1 S/cm was achieved at a GNP loading of 12 wt%. Using the hot-disk transient plane source method, anisotropic thermal conductivity properties were evaluated. An in-plane and through-plane thermal conductivity of 0.87 W/mK and 0.58 W/mK was achieved with the addition of 6 wt% GNP, which is a nearly twofold and over fourfold increase compared to neat PLA, respectively.

Electrical conductivity and rheological properties of carbon black based conductive polymer composites prior to and after annealing

2021 ◽  
pp. 096739112110012
Author(s):  
Qingsen Gao ◽  
Jingguang Liu ◽  
Xianhu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Carbon Black ◽  
Percolation Threshold ◽  
Rheological Properties ◽  
Network Formation ◽  
Loss Modulus ◽  
Conductive Polymer ◽  
Complex Viscosity ◽  
Electrical Percolation ◽  
Electrical Percolation Threshold

The effect of annealing on the electrical and rheological properties of polymer (poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and polystyrene (PS)) composites filled with carbon black (CB) was investigated. For a composite with CB content near the electrical percolation threshold, the formation of conductive pathways during annealing has a significant impact on electrical conductivity, complex viscosity, storage modulus and loss modulus. For the annealed samples, a reduction in the electrical and rheological percolation threshold was observed. Moreover, a simple model is proposed to explain these behaviors. This finding emphasizes the differences in network formation with respect to electrical or rheological properties as both properties belong to different physical origins.

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