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Automated Scanning Probe Microscopy as a New Tool for Combinatorial Polymer Research: Conductive Carbon Black/Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Composites
Author(s) -
Neffati Riadh,
Alexeev Alexander,
Saunin Sergey,
BrokkenZijp José C. M.,
Wouters Daan,
Schmatloch Stefan,
Schubert Ulrich S.,
Loos Joachim
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.200390000
Subject(s) - materials science , curing (chemistry) , composite material , siloxane , carbon black , natural rubber , nanocomposite , conductivity , surface roughness , polymer , scanning electron microscope , surface finish , chemistry
A systematic investigation into the surface properties of siloxane rubber/carbon black (CB) nanocomposites has been performed, using an automated scanning probe microscope. In this way the influence of CB concentration and curing rate of the siloxane rubber matrix on roughness and conductivity of the composites was studied. Decreasing the curing rate while keeping the CB concentration resulted in a decrease in both roughness and surface conductivity, which can be explained by an additional siloxane‐rubber layer formed during curing.