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Physical properties of PVA/PSSNa blends
Author(s) -
Xu Ning,
Zhou Dongshan,
Li Liang,
He Jinbo,
Chen Wei,
Wan Fen,
Xue Gi
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.11556
Subject(s) - materials science , percolation (cognitive psychology) , vinyl alcohol , composite material , percolation threshold , casting , polystyrene , aqueous solution , conductivity , polymer blend , polymer chemistry , percolation theory , sulfonate , polymer , electrical resistivity and conductivity , sodium , copolymer , chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering , neuroscience , electrical engineering , biology , metallurgy
Blends of conductive polymers with conventional nonconductive ones have, together, the virtues of good electroconductivity and good mechanical properties, whose prospect for electronic industrial application is very good. We prepared poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)–sodium polystyrene–sulfonate (PSSNa) blends through aqueous solution casting; the films are flexible and transparent, with electroconductivity that could reach 10 −5 S/cm. The dependence of the electroconductivity on the weight fraction of PSSNa was found to follow the percolation theory. A general discussion is given on the factors that could influence the percolation threshold and the exponent. The films are stable in a 30% KOH solution and keep their conductivity after 10 days' exposure. Some mechanical properties are measured and the best mixing ratio is obtained for future use. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 88: 79–87, 2003