On the electrical conductivity of composites with a polymeric matrix and a non-uniform concentration of carbon nanotubes
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Author(s)
Albuquerque Da Silva Matos, miguel
Tagarielli, Vito
Pinho, silvestre
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We present a multiscale modelling approach to explore the effects of a non-uniform concentration of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the electrical conductivity of CNT-polymer composites. Realistic three-dimensional representative volume elements (RVEs) are generated from a two-dimensional CNT concentration map, obtained via microscopy techniques. The RVEs capture the measured probability density function of the CNT concentration and include a length-scale to represent the details of the spatial distribution of the concentration. The homogenized conductivity of the RVEs is computed via multiscale FE analyses for different values of such length-scale, and it is compared to measurements. The modelling strategy is then used to explore the effects of the microstructural features of these materials on their electrical conductivity.
Date Issued
2020-03-01
Date Acceptance
2020-01-09
Citation
Composites Science and Technology, 2020, 188
ISSN
0266-3538
Publisher
Elsevier
Journal / Book Title
Composites Science and Technology
Volume
188
Copyright Statement
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
Commission of the European Communities
Grant Number
642890
Subjects
Materials
09 Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 108003
Date Publish Online
2020-01-11