A simple strategy to achieve very low percolation threshold via the selective distribution of carbon nanotubes at the interface of polymer blends
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- 13 September 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of Materials Chemistry
- Vol. 22 (42) , 22398-22404
Abstract
Selective distribution of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) at the interface of immiscible polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS) is achieved via a combination of adding maleic anhydride grafted ABS (ABS-g-MA) and using an appropriate processing procedure. The composite shows a much lower percolation threshold of 0.05 wt%. The value obtained here is the smallest percolation threshold reported so far, comparing with those in the literature.Keywords
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