TY - JOUR
T1 - Conductive Rubber Nanocomposites as Tensile and Pressure Sensors
AU - Tang, Youhong
AU - Witt, Nikolai
AU - Ye, Lin
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - A conductive silicone rubber (SR) composite, filled with both carbon nanotubes (CNT) and carbon black (CB) is prepared by a simple ball milling method. Because of the good dispersion and synergistic effects of CNT and CB, the SR composite shows improvement in mechanical properties. As well, due to the assembly of conductive pathways generated by the CNT and CB, the nanocomposite becomes highly conductive at a comparatively low concentration with very high sensitivity for tensile and compressive stress. These outstanding properties show that the SR composite has potential applications in tensile and pressure sensors.
AB - A conductive silicone rubber (SR) composite, filled with both carbon nanotubes (CNT) and carbon black (CB) is prepared by a simple ball milling method. Because of the good dispersion and synergistic effects of CNT and CB, the SR composite shows improvement in mechanical properties. As well, due to the assembly of conductive pathways generated by the CNT and CB, the nanocomposite becomes highly conductive at a comparatively low concentration with very high sensitivity for tensile and compressive stress. These outstanding properties show that the SR composite has potential applications in tensile and pressure sensors.
KW - Conductive silicone rubber
KW - Nanofillers
KW - Tensile and pressure sensitivity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84870499276&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.217-219.130
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.217-219.130
M3 - Article
VL - 217-219
SP - 130
EP - 133
JO - Applied Mechanics and Materials
JF - Applied Mechanics and Materials
SN - 1662-7482
ER -