Authors
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Fakirov, S. ; Rahmann, Md. Z. ; Pötschke, P. ; Bhattacharyya, D.
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Title
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Single polymer composites of poly(butylene terephthalate) microfibrils loaded with carbon nanotubes exhibiting electrical conductivity and improved mechanical properties
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Date
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09.01.2014
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Number
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39205
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Abstract
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Applying the concept of microfibrillar composites, microfibrils of poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) loaded with 5·wt% multi-walled carbon nanotubes are prepared by extraction of polypropylene (PP) from drawn PP/PBT blends and shaped into single polymer composites (SPCs). SPCs show superior mechanical performance with up to 300600% improvement in modulus and tensile strength as compared to neat isotropic PBT. In addition, the microfibrillar SPCs (MF-SPCs), as well as the single microfibrils, have electrical volume conductivity of 8·×·10-3 S cm-1 demonstrating electrical conductive behavior.
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Publisher
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Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
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Wikidata
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Citation
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Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 299 (2014) 799-806
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DOI
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https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.201300322
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Tags
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carbon nanotubes electroconductivity mechanical properties microfibrils poly(butylene terephthalate)
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