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http://dx.doi.org/10.3740/MRSK.2010.20.5.271

Electrical Conduction Property of the Carbon Black-Filled Polyethylene Matrix Composites Below the Percolation Threshold  

Shin, Soon-Gi (Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, College of Samcheok, Kangwon National University)
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Korean Journal of Materials Research / v.20, no.5, 2010 , pp. 271-277 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper two aspects of the percolation and conductivity of carbon black-filled polyethylene matrix composites will be discussed. Firstly, the percolation behavior, the critical exponent of conductivity of these composites, are discussed based on studying the whole change of resistivity, the relationship between frequency and relative permittivity or ac conductivity. There are two transitions of resistivity for carbon black filling. Below the first transition, resistivity shows an ohmic behavior and its value is almost the same as that of the matrix. Between the first and second transition, the change in resistivity is very sharp, and a non-ohmic electric field dependence of current has been observed. Secondly, the electrical conduction property of the carbon black-filled polyethylene matrix composites below the percolation threshold is discussed with the hopping conduction model. This study investigates the electrical conduction property of the composites below the percolation threshold based on the frequency dependence of conductivity in the range of 20 Hz to 1 MHz. There are two components for the observed ac loss current. One is independent of frequency that becomes prevalent in low frequencies just below the percolation threshold and under a high electrical field. The other is proportional to the frequency of the applied ac voltage in high frequencies and its origin is not clear. These results support the conclusion that the electrical conduction mechanism below the percolation threshold is tunneling.
Keywords
percolation threshold; carbon black; polyethylene; conductivity; tunneling conduction;
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