Barrau, Sophie and Demont, Philippe and Perez, Emile and Peigney, Alain and Laurent, Christophe and Lacabanne, Colette Effect of Palmitic Acid on the Electrical Conductivity of Carbon Nanotubes−Epoxy Resin Composites. (2003) Macromolecules, 36 (26). 9678-9680. ISSN 0024-9297
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ma030399m
Abstract
We found that the palmitic acid allows an efficient dispersion of carbon nanotubes in the epoxy matrix. We have set up an experimental protocol in order to enhance the CNTs dispersion in epoxy resin. Electrical conductivity is optimal using a 1:1 CNTs to palmitic acid weight ratio. The associated percolation threshold is found between 0.05 and 0.1 wt % CNTs, i.e., between 0.03 and 0.06 vol %. The SEM image shows essentially individual CNTs which is inagreement with conductivity measurements. In comparison with composites without palmitic acid, the use of palmitic acid improves the electrical properties of CNTs-epoxy resin composites.
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| Additional Information: | Thanks to the American Chemical Society. The definitive version is available at http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ma030399m |
| HAL Id: | hal-00920397 |
| Audience (journal): | International peer-reviewed journal |
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| Institution: | French research institutions > Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS (FRANCE) Université de Toulouse > Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse INP (FRANCE) Université de Toulouse > Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT3 (FRANCE) |
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| Deposited On: | 18 Dec 2013 12:16 |
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