PTCR characteristics of polycarbonate/nickel-coated graphite-based conducting polymeric composites in presence of poly(caprolactone)
✍ Scribed by Prativa Kar; B.B. Khatua
- Publisher
- Society for Plastic Engineers
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 925 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0272-8397
- DOI
- 10.1002/pc.21093
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
The effect of poly(caprolactone) (PCL) on the positive temperature coefficient of resistivity characteristics of polycarbonate (PC)/nickel (Ni)‐coated graphite (40 wt%) composites was investigated. The PTC trip temperature of PC/Ni‐coated graphite composites appeared at 155°C. On addition of PCL to PC/Ni‐coated graphite composites, the PTC trip temperature reduced to 125°C, well below the T~g~ of the PC (∼147°C), as well as the PC/PCL (∼136°C) blend. It is noteworthy that the observed PTC effect for PC/PCL (8 wt%)/Ni‐coated graphite (40 wt%) composites is highly reproducible during many heating cycles. The coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of PC was increased in presence of PCL. Thus, the mismatch in CTE of the PC and Ni‐coated graphite at a temperature well below the T~g~ of PC was enough to disrupt the continuous network structure that increased the resistivity of the composites. Storage modulus of PC/PCL/Ni‐coated graphite composites was higher than PC/Ni‐coated graphite composites. POLYM. COMPOS., 2011. © 2011 Society of Plastics Engineers