Formation of conductive networks with both segregated and double-percolated characteristic in conductive polymer composites with balanced properties

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 6835-6844

  Zhang, Shuangmei ^a   Deng, Hua ^a   Zhang, Qin ^a   Fu, Qiang ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

conductive network; conductive polymer composites; electrical percolation; particle size; segregated and double percolated network

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FILLERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLE SIZE; PERCOLATION (COMPUTER STORAGE); PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; SOLVENTS;

CONDUCTIVE NETWORKS; CONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PERCOLATION; ELECTRICAL PERCOLATION THRESHOLD; MORPHOLOGICAL CONTROL; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; SEGREGATED STRUCTURES;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84900856774     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am500651v     Document Type: Conference Paper

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