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High-conductivity polymer nanocomposites obtained by tailoring the characteristics of carbon nanotube fillers
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Grossiord, Nadia, Loos, Joachim, van Laake, Lucas, Maugey, Maryse, Zakri, Cecile, Koning, Cor E. and Hart, A. John (2008) High-conductivity polymer nanocomposites obtained by tailoring the characteristics of carbon nanotube fillers. Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 18 (Number 20). pp. 3226-3234. doi:10.1002/adfm.200800528 ISSN 1616-301X.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.200800528
Abstract
We present a detailed study of the influence of carbon nanotube (CNT) characteristics on the electrical conductivity of polystyrene nanocomposites produced using a latex-based approach. We processed both industrially-produced multi-wall CNT (MWCNT) powders and MWCNTs from vertically-aligned films made in-house, and demonstrate that while the raw CNTs are individualized and dispersed comparably within the polymer matrix, the electrical conductivity of the final nanocomposites differs significantly due to the intrinsic characteristics of the CNTs. Owing to their longer length after dispersion, the percolation threshold observed using MWCNTs from vertically-aligned films is five times lower than the value for industrially-produced MWCNT powders. Further, owing to the high structural quality of the CNTs from vertically-aligned films, the resulting composite films exhibit electrical conductivity of 10(3) S m(-1) at 2 wt% CNTs. On the contrary, composites made using the industrially-produced CNTs exhibit conductivity of only tens of S m(-1). To our knowledge, the measured electrical conductivity for CNT/PS composites using CNTs from vertically-aligned films is by far the highest value yet reported for CNT/PS nanocomposites at this loading.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics Q Science > QD Chemistry T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Chemistry | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Nanocomposites (Materials) -- Thermal conductivity, Polymeric composites -- Thermal conductivity, Carbon, Nanotubes | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Advanced Functional Materials | ||||
Publisher: | Wiley - V C H Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA | ||||
ISSN: | 1616-301X | ||||
Official Date: | 23 October 2008 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 18 | ||||
Number: | Number 20 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 9 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 3226-3234 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1002/adfm.200800528 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Funder: | Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI), Hertz Foundation, MIT Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation, National Science Foundation (U.S.) (NSF) | ||||
Grant number: | 416 (DPI), 0521985 (NSF) |
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