Enhancement of electrical and thermomechanical properties of silver nanowire composites by the introduction of nonconductive nanoparticles: Experiment and simulation

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 851-856

  Nam, Seungwoong ^b,c   Cho, Hyun W ^a   Lim, Soonho ^b   Kim, Daeheum ^c   Kim, Heesuk ^b   Sung, Bong J ^a  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Kwangwoon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

electrical percolating behavior; Monte Carlo simulation; nanocomposites; silica nanoparticles; silver nanowire

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PERCOLATING BEHAVIOR; ELECTRICAL PERCOLATION THRESHOLD; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MOLECULAR LEVELS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; NANO-FILLERS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PERCOLATING NETWORKS; POLYMER MATRICES; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; SILVER NANOWIRES; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; VAN DER WAALS;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PERCOLATION (COMPUTER STORAGE); VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

METAL NANOPARTICLE; SILVER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; YOUNG MODULUS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SILVER; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872865162     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn305439t     Document Type: Article

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