Electrical Properties of CNT-PMMA Composites

The studies on electrical properties of CNT-PMMA composites show that electrical conductivity of these composites follow the classical percolating behavior though values of percolation threshold vary from one study to another (22,24,41,57). 

In another study Slobodian et al. (57) found that the percolation threshold for electrical conductivity of MWCNT-PMMA composites depends on the solvent used. The lowest percolation threshold was achieved for toluene where percolation was found to be at 4 wt% of MWCNT, for chloroform at 7 wt% and for acetone at 10 wt%. The highest conductivity was obtained at 20 wt% of MWCNT at values around 4x 10 5 Sc nr1 for composite prepared from toluene solution. They observed that the Hansen solubility parameters of individual solvent play an important role in the dispersion of MWCNT in PMMA. 

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