Influence of Layered Nanofillers on Percolation Properties of Systems Based on Polypropylene Glycol and Carbon Nanotubes

Authors

  • Едуард Анатолійович Лисенков V.O. Sukhomlynskiy Mykolaiv national university, Ukraine
  • Юрій Петрович Гомза Institute of macromolecular che­mistry of the NASU, Ukraine
  • Юрій Володимирович Яковлев Institute of macromolecular chemistry of the NASU, Ukraine
  • Валерій Володимирович Клепко Institute of mac­ro­molecular chemistry of the NASU, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20535/1810-0546.2014.3.53595

Keywords:

Polypropylene glycol, Carbon nanotubes, Laponite, Percolation, Scaling

Abstract

By using impedance spectroscopy and optical microscopy methods the investigation of electrical properties of systems based on polypropylene glycol was conducted. It was shown that adding exfoliated layered fillers to the system shifts percolation threshold to low concentration of nanotubes. Analysis of critical indexes of conductivity for investigated systems has shown that such low values of t (1,19—1,43) mean that the formation of conductive network because of strong interaction between laponite and single nanotubes is not a statistic percolation process and distribution of filler particles is nonuniform. Thus, incorporation of third component leads to significant change of percolation properties of filled system, because of its strong interaction with conductive particles. Moreover, insertion of third component leads to significant enhancement of distribution of nanotubes in the bulk of polymer matrix and can improve a number of properties of system filled with nanosized particles polymers.

Author Biographies

Едуард Анатолійович Лисенков, V.O. Sukhomlynskiy Mykolaiv national university

Lysenkov Eduard A., candidate of sciences (physics and mathematics), associate professor, senior lecturer

Юрій Петрович Гомза, Institute of macromolecular che­mistry of the NASU

Gomza Yuriy P., candidate of sciences (chemistry), senior scientist, head of departmen 

Юрій Володимирович Яковлев, Institute of macromolecular chemistry of the NASU

Yakovlev Yuriy V., junior research fellow

Валерій Володимирович Клепко, Institute of mac­ro­molecular chemistry of the NASU

Klepko Valeriy V., doctor of physics and mathematics, full professor, deputy director, chief of department

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2014-06-27

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