Conducting composite using an immiscible polymer blend matrix Cheah, K., Forsyth, M. and Simon, G. P. 1999, Conducting composite using an immiscible polymer blend matrix, Synthetic metals, vol. 102, no. 1-3, pp. 1232-1233, doi: 10.1016/S0379-6779(98)01436-2. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Conducting composite using an immiscible polymer blend matrix Author(s) Cheah, K. Forsyth, M. orcid.org/0000-0002-4273-8105 Simon, G. P. Journal name Synthetic metals Volume number 102 Issue number 1-3 Start page 1232 End page 1233 Publisher Elsevier S.A. Place of publication Basel, Switzerland Publication date 1999-06 ISSN 0379-6779 Keyword(s) multiple percolation conducting composites carbon black polyaniline melt processing Summary Carbon black (CB) fillers were used to study the feasibility of achieving multiple percolation using an immiscible (polar) polymer blend matrix. By tailoring the morphology of the insulating dual phase matrix it has been shown that the percolation threshold (Фc) can be reduced over single-phase matrices. Cocontinuity in the polymer matrix is important in reducing Фc by either preferentially isolating the conducting filler at the interface of the two phases or within one particular continuous phase of the matrix thereby forming a continuous conducting network within a continuous network (multiple percolation). Actual melt processing time has been found to influence the dispersion of the fillers and hence Фc. Polarity of the matrix as well as the processing method has also been found to influence the dispersion of the filler within the host polymer. Language eng DOI 10.1016/S0379-6779(98)01436-2 Field of Research 039999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970103 Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©1999, Elsevier Science S.A. Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30030085 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Institute for Technology Research and Innovation GTP Research Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 10 Sep 2010, 15:08:12 EST Thu, 23 Sep 2010, 11:04:57 EST Thu, 23 Sep 2010, 11:06:51 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 20 times in TR Web of Science Cited 22 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 718 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 10 Sep 2010, 15:08:12 EST

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