Preparation and Characterization of Unsaturated Polyester/Graphite Nanosheets Composites under Electric Field

Abstract:

As a conductive fillers, graphite nanosheets can be induced by the AC electric field in unsaturated polyester resin and then prepared oriented unsaturated polyester resin/graphite nanosheets composite. We investigate the preparation, configuration and capability of the unsaturated resin/ graphite nanosheets conductive composites and the oriented theory of the graphite nanosheets induced in the electric field. The measures and observation of scanning electron microscopy(SEM), X-ray diffraction(XRD), electric current have shown that the graphite nanosheets are oriented by electric field which were randomly dispersed in the polymer matrix at the beginning, and then oriented with their flakes along the electric field in the polyester resin.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 182-183)
• Pages: 33-36
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.182-183.33
• Online since: June 2012
• Authors: Hong Yan Zhang, Xi Shi Tai, Hai Quan Wang
• Keywords: Electric Field, Graphite Nanosheets, Orientation, Percolation Threhold

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