The Resistivity Response of an Anisotropically Conductive Polymer Composite with in-situ Conductive Microfibrils During Cooling |
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| Authors: | Yi-Chuan Zhang Yan-Fei Huang Kun Dai Huan Pang |
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| Affiliation: | College of Polymer Science and Engineering , State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University , Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | The resistivity response of anisotropically conductive polymer composite (ACPC) with carbon black (CB) particles selectively localizing at the surfaces of aligned polyethylene terephthalate (PET) microfibrils was investigated during cooling from 180°C in the parallel and perpendicular directions. The ACPC exhibited a cooling positive temperature coefficient (PTC) around the crystallization temperature of polyethylene (PE) matrix. With the increase of CB loading, the cooling PTC effect decreased gradually. When the ACPC experienced isothermal annealing, the aligned microfibrils disordered to form more conductive pathways. The increase of annealing time caused the gradual attenuation of the cooling PTC effect in both directions. |
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| Keywords: | Electrical anisotropy Electrical properties In-situ conductive microfibrils Polymers |
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