China Plastics ›› 2013, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (10): 23-26 .DOI: 10.19491/j.issn.1001-9278.2013.10.005

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Electrically Conductive Properties of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene/Graphene Nanoplatelets Composites

Jiao-qiang ZHANG   

  • Received:2013-07-16 Revised:2013-09-09 Online:2013-10-26 Published:2013-10-26

Abstract: Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (PEUHMW)/graphene nanoplatelets(GNPs) composites were prepared through solution blending and ultrasonic dispersion, and their electrical properties were investigated. SEM showed that GNPs were well distributed in PEUHMW, and the composites had a typical percolation behavior with a threshold of 2.8 wt %. With increasing GNPs contents, positive temperature coefficient (PTC) intensity of the composites gradually decreased. Thermal cycles decreased PTC intensity.

Key words: graphene nanoplatelets, high molecular weight polyethylene, conductive composite, positive temperature coefficient