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I-V characteristics and electro-mechanical response of different carbon black/epoxy composites

  • Xiaoyong Ji
  • , Hui Li*
  • , David Hui
  • , Kuang Ting Hsiao
  • , Jinping Ou
  • , Alan K.T. Lau
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • University of New Orleans
  • University of South Alabama
  • Dalian University of Technology
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Abstract

I-V characteristics and electro-mechanical response of carbon black (CB)/epoxy composites were studied experimentally. Two types of CB were used in the experiment, they were: sprayed CB and conductive CB particles. During the experiment, it was found that the I-V characteristics of the composites and their electro-mechanical response were greatly affected by the particle size of CB as well as their dispersion properties. The epoxy containing sprayed CB with the diameter of 123 nm composites gave predicted relationships, in terms of I-V characteristics and strain/electrical resistivity once they were subjected to a compressive load. The electrical breakdown assumption incorporated in the DC circuit model is proposed in this paper to interpret the response of the composites with different types of CB particles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)25-32
Number of pages8
JournalComposites Part B: Engineering
Volume41
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • A. Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs)
  • A. Smart materials
  • B. Electrical properties
  • D. Electron microscopy

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