A novel route towards tunable piezoresistive behavior in conductive polymer composites: Addition of insulating filler with different size and surface characteristics

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 96, Issue , 2017, Pages 99-109

  Zhou, Yi ^a   Zhou, Yan ^a   Deng, Hua ^a   Fu, Qiang ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Multifunctional composites; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Electrical properties; B. Microstructures

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON BLACK; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FILLED POLYMERS; FILLERS; INSULATION; POLYMER MATRIX;

CONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITES; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPOSITES; PIEZO-RESISTIVE BEHAVIOR; PIEZO-RESISTIVE SENSORS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); PRESSURE APPLICATIONS; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 85013777919     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2017.02.002     Document Type: Article

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