Massive Electrical Conductivity Enhancement of Multilayer Graphene/Polystyrene Composites Using a Nonconductive Filler
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Abstract
We report a massive increase in the electrical conductivity of a multilayer graphene (MLG)/polystyrene composite following the addition of nonconducting silica nanoparticles. The nonconducting filler acts as a highly effective dispersion aid, preventing the sheetlike MLG from restacking or agglomerating during the solvent casting process used to fabricate the composite. The enhanced dispersion of the MLG leads to orders of magnitude enhancement in electrical conductivity compared to samples without this filler.
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OpenAlex topics: Graphene research and applications · Carbon Nanotubes in Composites · Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
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Affiliations
Department of Chemical Engineering and ‡Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, United States
Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering , and ∥School of Engineering, Institute for Molecular and Nanoscale Innovation, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States
Funding
Rhode Island Science and Technology Advisory Council
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