Single Polymer Composites of Poly( B utylene Terephthalate) Microfibrils Loaded with Carbon Nanotubes Exhibiting Electrical Conductivity and Improved Mechanical Properties | Zendy

Fakirov Stoyko | Zendy; Rahman M. Zillur | Zendy; Pötschke Petra | Zendy; Bhattacharyya Debes | Zendy

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Single Polymer Composites of Poly( B utylene Terephthalate) Microfibrils Loaded with Carbon Nanotubes Exhibiting Electrical Conductivity and Improved Mechanical Properties

Author(s) -

Fakirov Stoyko,

Rahman M. Zillur,

Pötschke Petra,

Bhattacharyya Debes

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

macromolecular materials and engineering

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913

H-Index - 96

eISSN - 1439-2054

pISSN - 1438-7492

DOI - 10.1002/mame.201300322

Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , ultimate tensile strength , carbon nanotube , polypropylene , electrical resistivity and conductivity , polymer , modulus , isotropy , electrical engineering , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics

Applying the concept of microfibrillar composites, microfibrils of poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) loaded with 5 wt% multi‐walled carbon nanotubes are prepared by extraction of polypropylene (PP) from drawn PP/PBT blends and shaped into single polymer composites (SPCs). SPCs show superior mechanical performance with up to 300–600% improvement in modulus and tensile strength as compared to neat isotropic PBT. In addition, the microfibrillar SPCs (MF‐SPCs), as well as the single microfibrils, have electrical volume conductivity of 8 × 10 −3 S cm − 1 demonstrating electrical conductive behavior.

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