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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B
Volume 110, Issue 45, Pages 22365-22373Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jp064498o
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Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/carbon black (CB) composites were fabricated using two different mixing methods: (1) mechanical mixing and (2) solution mixing of the precursors, followed by compression molding. The microstructures obtained were examined by optical and scanning electron microscopy. Electrical properties were measured using impedance spectroscopy over a wide frequency range (10(-3) to + 10(9) Hz). With the mechanical mixing method, a segregated structure is produced with PMMA particles forming faceted grains with carbon black particles aligning to form a network of 3D-interconnected nanowires. This microstructure allows percolation to occur at a low volume fraction of 0.26 vol % CB. In contrast, specimens made by the solution method have a microstructure where carbon black is distributed more randomly throughout the bulk, and thus, the percolation threshold is higher (2.7 vol % CB). The electrical properties of the PMMA/CB composites fabricated by the mechanical mixing method are comparable to those obtained with single-wall nanotubes as fillers.
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