Pressure Effects on the Percolation Behavior of Systems Based on Polyethylene Oxide and Carbon Nanotubes

Authors

  • E. A. Lysenkov V.O. Sukhomlynskyi National University of Mykolayiv
  • V. V. Klepko Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe61.08.0753

Keywords:

polymer nanocomposites, carbon nanotubes, conductivity, percolation behavior, external pressure

Abstract

The percolation behavior of systems based on polyethylene oxide and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and its dependence on the external pressure in the interval from 0.1 to 150 MPa have been studied,by using the method of impedance spectroscopy. As the external pressure grows, the percolation threshold is found to decrease from 0.3% to 0.14%, with the critical index of conductivity changing from 1.95 to 2.73. The change of critical indices testifies to a structural rearrangement of CNTs in the polymer matrix from their statistical distribution to compact aggregates. The experimental results are described well in the framework of the modified McLachlan model, which considers the dependence of the percolation threshold on the pressure.

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Published

2019-01-05

How to Cite

Lysenkov, E. A., & Klepko, V. V. (2019). Pressure Effects on the Percolation Behavior of Systems Based on Polyethylene Oxide and Carbon Nanotubes. Ukrainian Journal of Physics, 61(8), 747. https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe61.08.0753

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Nanosystems

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