• 文献标题:   Electrical behavior and positive temperature coefficient effect of graphene/polyvinylidene fluoride composites containing silver nanowires
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   HE LX, TJONG SC
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, silver nanowire, positive temperature coefficient, polymer composite, conductivity, polyvinylidene fluoride
  • 出版物名称:   NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1931-7573 EI 1556-276X
  • 通讯作者地址:   City Univ Hong Kong
  • 被引频次:   10
  • DOI:   10.1186/1556-276X-9-375
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) composites filled with in situ thermally reduced graphene oxide (TRG) and silver nanowire (AgNW) were prepared using solution mixing followed by coagulation and thermal hot pressing. Binary TRG/PVDF nanocomposites exhibited small percolation threshold of 0.12 vol % and low electrical conductivity of approximately 10(-7) S/cm. Hybridization of TRGs with AgNWs led to a significant improvement in electrical conductivity due to their synergistic effect in conductivity. The bulk conductivity of hybrids was higher than a combined total conductivity of TRG/PVDF and AgNW/PVDF composites at the same filler loading. Furthermore, the resistivity of hybrid composites increased with increasing temperature, giving rise to a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) effect at the melting temperature of PVDF. The 0.04 vol % TRG/1 vol % AgNW/PVDF hybrid exhibited pronounced PTC behavior, rendering this composite an attractive material for making current limiting devices and temperature sensors.