The electrical conductivity of ethylene butyl-acrylate/carbon black composites: The effect of foaming on the percolation threshold

Synthetic Metals

Volumn 188, Issue , 2014, Pages 140-145

  Peliskova M ^a   Piyamanocha, P ^a   Prokes J ^b   Varga, M ^b   Saha P ^a  

^a TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY IN ZLIN   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Carbon black; Electrical conductivity; Electroconductive polymer composites; Foaming; Percolation threshold

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSPORT MECHANISMS; CONDUCTING COMPOSITES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCONDUCTIVE POLYMERS; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; POLYMER COMPOSITE; TENSILE STRENGTH PROPERTIES; VOLUME EXCLUSION EFFECTS;

CARBON BLACK; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ETHYLENE; PERCOLATION (COMPUTER STORAGE); PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); RUNWAY FOAMING;

FOAMS;

EID: 84891822992     PISSN: 03796779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2013.12.008     Document Type: Article

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