Effect of carbon nanotube type and length on the electrical conductivity of carbon nanotube polymer nanocomposites
Carbon nanotube (CNT) type and length are two key factors that affect the electrical behavior of CNT/polymer nanocomposites. However, numerical studies that consider these two factors simultaneously are limited. This paper presented a stochastic multiscale numerical model to predict the electrical c...
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| description | Carbon nanotube (CNT) type and length are two key factors that affect the electrical behavior of CNT/polymer nanocomposites. However, numerical studies that consider these two factors simultaneously are limited. This paper presented a stochastic multiscale numerical model to predict the electrical conductivity and percolation threshold of polymer nanocomposites containing single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The combined effects of CNT type and length on the electrical conductivity and percolation threshold of the polymer nanocomposites were investigated. The model predictions were validated against experimental data of commercially available CNTs. Our results showed that the effect of CNT type varied based on both the length and aspect ratio of the CNTs. Long SWCNTs exhibited the greatest enhancement of the polymer’s electrical conductivity with the lowest percolation threshold among all the CNT types studied. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b1eb78f4c5b34d6a9f86463574fed5a12023-11-14T14:33:44ZengIOP PublishingMaterials Research Express2053-15912023-01-01101010501010.1088/2053-1591/ad0440Effect of carbon nanotube type and length on the electrical conductivity of carbon nanotube polymer nanocompositesMostafa Elaskalany0https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5607-3468Kamran Behdinan1Advanced Research Laboratory for Multifunctional Lightweight Structures (ARL-MLS), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto , Toronto, ON M5S 3G8, CanadaAdvanced Research Laboratory for Multifunctional Lightweight Structures (ARL-MLS), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto , Toronto, ON M5S 3G8, CanadaCarbon nanotube (CNT) type and length are two key factors that affect the electrical behavior of CNT/polymer nanocomposites. However, numerical studies that consider these two factors simultaneously are limited. This paper presented a stochastic multiscale numerical model to predict the electrical conductivity and percolation threshold of polymer nanocomposites containing single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The combined effects of CNT type and length on the electrical conductivity and percolation threshold of the polymer nanocomposites were investigated. The model predictions were validated against experimental data of commercially available CNTs. Our results showed that the effect of CNT type varied based on both the length and aspect ratio of the CNTs. Long SWCNTs exhibited the greatest enhancement of the polymer’s electrical conductivity with the lowest percolation threshold among all the CNT types studied.https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ad0440carbon nanotubespolymer nanocompositeselectrical propertiesrepresentative volume element (RVE)stochastic modeling |
| spellingShingle | Mostafa Elaskalany Kamran Behdinan Effect of carbon nanotube type and length on the electrical conductivity of carbon nanotube polymer nanocomposites Materials Research Express carbon nanotubes polymer nanocomposites electrical properties representative volume element (RVE) stochastic modeling |
| title | Effect of carbon nanotube type and length on the electrical conductivity of carbon nanotube polymer nanocomposites |
| title_full | Effect of carbon nanotube type and length on the electrical conductivity of carbon nanotube polymer nanocomposites |
| title_fullStr | Effect of carbon nanotube type and length on the electrical conductivity of carbon nanotube polymer nanocomposites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of carbon nanotube type and length on the electrical conductivity of carbon nanotube polymer nanocomposites |
| title_short | Effect of carbon nanotube type and length on the electrical conductivity of carbon nanotube polymer nanocomposites |
| title_sort | effect of carbon nanotube type and length on the electrical conductivity of carbon nanotube polymer nanocomposites |
| topic | carbon nanotubes polymer nanocomposites electrical properties representative volume element (RVE) stochastic modeling |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ad0440 |
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