• 文献标题:   The Role of Selectively Located Commercial Graphene Nanoplatelets in the Electrical Properties, Morphology, and Stability of EVA/LLDPE Blends
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KURUSU RS, HELAL E, MOGHIMIAN N, DAVID E, DEMARQUETTE N
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, interface, polymer blend
  • 出版物名称:   MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS ENGINEERING
  • ISSN:   1438-7492 EI 1439-2054
  • 通讯作者地址:   Ecole Technol Super
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1002/mame.201800187
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Graphene nanoplatelets (GN) produced on a large scale by mechanochemical exfoliation of graphite are incorporated in a co-continuous ethylene-vinyl acetate/linear low-density polyethylene (EVA/LLDPE) blend. Two different processing routes are chosen to selectively place GN in the EVA phase or force its migration to the EVA/LLDPE interface. The results show a drastic decrease in the electrical percolation threshold when the blends are compared to the respective single-polymer composites. Even with the presence of agglomerates, GN particles are able to migrate to the blend interface and stabilize the morphology and hence the electrical properties. Annealing the insulating samples at processing temperatures causes a drastic increase in conductivity due to continued GN migration and blend morphology coarsening. Semi-conductive samples, in which a more robust GN network is already established during processing, present no change in morphology but a slight increase in conductivity during annealing. The mechanical performance of the materials is also evaluated and some of the blends with GN present similar elongation at break as pure EVA, but with increased tensile modulus and tensile strength. The electrical performance at different working temperatures shows that the EVA/LLDPE/GN composites are good candidates to act as a semi-conductive screen material in power cables or as anti-static materials in electronic devices.