A study concerning the temperature dependence of some electrical properties of multiphase nanocomposite systems based on epoxy matrix, loaded with a 1% of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and different amounts of Hydrotalcite clay (HT), is presented. An extensive electrical characterization in DC was carried out highlighting that, consistently with the fluctuation-induced tunneling model, the electrical resistivity of the composites are characterized by a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) since it decreases monotonically with increasing temperature in the range 30-110°C. Furthermore, current-voltage (I-V) and temperature-voltage (T-V) characteristics with a perfect linear behavior are detected. The influence of different clay content on the electrical performance of the composites is also investigated. The interesting results open a new routes for such composites due their possible applications in the field of temperature sensor.
Temperature effects on the electrical properties of multiphase polymer composites
DE VIVO, BIAGIO;GUADAGNO, Liberata;LAMBERTI, PATRIZIA;RAIMONDO, MARIALUIGIA;SPINELLI, GIOVANNI;TUCCI, Vincenzo;VERTUCCIO, LUIGI;VITTORIA, Vittoria
2014
Abstract
A study concerning the temperature dependence of some electrical properties of multiphase nanocomposite systems based on epoxy matrix, loaded with a 1% of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and different amounts of Hydrotalcite clay (HT), is presented. An extensive electrical characterization in DC was carried out highlighting that, consistently with the fluctuation-induced tunneling model, the electrical resistivity of the composites are characterized by a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) since it decreases monotonically with increasing temperature in the range 30-110°C. Furthermore, current-voltage (I-V) and temperature-voltage (T-V) characteristics with a perfect linear behavior are detected. The influence of different clay content on the electrical performance of the composites is also investigated. The interesting results open a new routes for such composites due their possible applications in the field of temperature sensor.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
