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Resistivity behavior of filled electrically conductive crosslinked polyethylene
Author(s) -
Narkis M.,
Vaxman A.
Publication year - 1984
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.1984.070290518
Subject(s) - carbon black , materials science , electrical resistivity and conductivity , polyethylene , electrical conductor , composite material , electrically conductive , crystallinity , melting point , carbon fibers , composite number , natural rubber , electrical engineering , engineering
The electrical resistivity of crosslinked high‐density polyethylene loaded with conductive blacks and carbon fibers was studied as a function of filler concentration and temperature. A thermoelectric switching phenomenon (a sudden resistivity increase in the vicinity of the polyethylene melting point) in such semicrystalline conductive systems was investigated. Significant switching behavior was exhibited by compounds containing very low concentrations of carbon fibers. Some crosslinked compounds filled with mixtures of carbon black and carbon fibers were also studied.