Open AccessFabrication of Conductive Polymer Composites from Turkish Hemp-Derived Carbon Fibers and Thermoplastic Elastomers
Author(s) -
Hatice Aylin Karahan Toprakçi,
Mukaddes Şevval Çetin,
Ozan Toprakçi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
tekstil ve mühendis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.153
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2147-0510
pISSN - 1300-7599
DOI - 10.7216/1300759920212812104
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , composite number , percolation threshold , elastomer , electrical conductor , carbonization , electrical resistivity and conductivity , scanning electron microscope , engineering , electrical engineering
In this study, carbon fibers filled flexible conductive polymer composites were fabricated. Turkish hemp was used to produce conductive carbon fibers. In order to do this, hemp fibers were carbonized under different conditions. After this step, flexible conductive composites were fabricated by using poly[styrene-b-(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-styrene] matrix and hemp-based carbon fibers. Composite films were produced by combination of solvent casting and hot pressing. Various levels of carbon fibers were used in order to determine the percolation behavior of the composites. Morphological and electrical properties of the composite films were analyzed. Electrical resistivity of the samples decreased by increasing the filler ratio.