The Role of Morphology on Thermal and Electrical Properties of MWCNT-Doped-PVDF Nanocomposites

Agarwal, Raj; Mehtani, H. K.; Kumar, Rishi; Raina, K. K.

doi:10.1007/s10904-023-02535-w

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“…As we all know, the crystallization process of polymers consists of two steps: the formation of nuclei and the growth of grains. During the growth of the grains, MWCNT may hinder the thermal movement of PVDF macromolecular chains to a certain extent, making it difficult to arrange them in an orderly manner 47,48 . Therefore, the crystallinity ( X c ') of the PVDF remains almost unchanged 49,50 .…”

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“…During the growth of the grains, MWCNT may hinder the thermal movement of PVDF macromolecular chains to a certain extent, making it difficult to arrange them in an orderly manner. 47,48 Therefore, the crystallinity (X c ') of the PVDF remains almost unchanged. 49,50 Additionally, Figure 2B demonstrates that the melting point (T m ) of PVDF/MWCNT is almost unaffected by the incorporation of MWCNT.…”

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Low percolation threshold polyvinylidene fluoride/multi‐walled carbon nanotube composites: A perspective of electrical conductivity, crystalline, rheological and mechanical properties

Tang,

Yang,

Duanmu

et al. 2024

Polymer Composites

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Recently, conductive polymer‐based composites (CPC) have gained considerable interest for their outstanding processing, mechanical, electrical properties, and resistance tunability. Multi‐walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) was introduced into polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) as the conductive filler via means of melt blending in this work. Effects of MWCNT on crystalline structure, thermodynamic behavior, electrical conductivity, processing and mechanical properties of PVDF/MWCNT were under investigation. By measuring the volume resistivity of PVDF/MWCNT, it was observed to have declined from 1.54 × 1012 to 3.71 × 101 Ω∙m with the MWCNT content changed from 0.7 to 1 vol%, which plummeted by 11 orders of magnitude. Therefore, it can be inferred that the percolation threshold of MWCNT lies within the range of 0.7–1 vol%. Additionally, the percolation threshold is obtained as 0.81 vol% by fitting using the percolation theory equation. Around the percolation threshold, PVDF/MWCNT composites exhibit negligible alterations in their rheological properties when contrasted with pure PVDF, yet their mechanical properties are improved. Furthermore, MWCNT does not substantially impact the crystalline structure and thermodynamic behavior of PVDF/MWCNT.Highlights The percolation threshold of MWCNT in PVDF is 0.81 vol%. The volume resistivity of the 1 vol% MWCNT sample was only 3.71 Ω∙m. 1 vol% MWCNT exhibit favorable rheological and mechanical properties.

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