Controlling the electrical conductive network formation in nanorod filled polymer nanocomposites by tuning nanorod stiffness.

ABSTRACT: In this work, by employing a coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation, we have investigated the effect of the nanorod (NR) stiffness on the relationship between the NR microstructure and the conductive probability of NR filled polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) under the quiescent state and under the shear field. The conductive probability of PNCs is gradually enhanced with the increase of NR stiffness in the quiescent state; however, it first increases and then decreases under the shear field. As a result, the largest conductive probability appears at moderate NR stiffness, which results from the competition between the improved effective aspect ratio of the NR and the breakage of the conductive network. Meanwhile, compared with in the quiescent state, under the shear field the decrease or

SUBMITTER: Gao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9085393 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature