Journal
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS
Volume 45, Issue 5, Pages 1547-1552Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2009.2027564
Keywords
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs); charge dissipation; composite materials
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Electrostatic charge dissipation presents a major problem for applications ranging from electronics to space exploration. A novel method to control both the bulk and the surface electrical conductivity of polymeric films is presented. By dispersing small amounts of multiwall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in the polymeric material, the electrical bulk resistivity decreased by seven orders of magnitude. Also, nanolayers of single and multiwall CNTs were electrosprayed on the surface of the polymeric films, and the surface resistivity was monitored as a function of nanotube loading. The films with CNT-modified surfaces were found to have the highest charge dissipation rates with decay times in seconds.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available