Open AccessThe effect of graphene loading on natural rubber latex/graphene stretchable conductive material
Author(s) -
Weam Abdul Raheem M,
Pei Leng Teh,
Cheow Keat Yeoh,
Abd Jalil Jalilah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/670/1/012041
Subject(s) - graphene , materials science , composite material , composite number , percolation threshold , elongation , ultimate tensile strength , natural rubber , modulus , electrical conductor , electrical resistivity and conductivity , nanotechnology , electrical engineering , engineering
The demand for the soft and flexible stretchable electronic has been increased due to the flourish development of electronic field nowadays. This can be achieved by incorporating graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) into natural rubber latex (NRL). This paper was aimed to investigate the effect of the GNP content on the properties of the NRL/GNP composites. The incorporating of GNPs into NRL increased the density and modulus of the composite but reduced the tensile strength, elongation at break and crosslink density. On the other hand, the NRL/GNP has reached the percolation threshold at 7phr of GNP, at this content the composite became electrically conductive.