Analysis of DC Electrical Conductivity Models of Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Composites with Potential Application to Nanometric Electronic Devices

By Rafael Vargas-Bernal1; Gabriel Herrera-Pérez1; Ma. Elena Calixto-Olalde1; Margarita Tecpoyotl-Torres2

1. Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Irapuato 2. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos

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The design of nanometric electronic devices requires novel materials for improving their electrical performance from stages of design until their fabrication. Until now, several DC electrical conductivity models for composite materials have been proposed. However, these models must be valued to identify main design parameters that more efficiently control the electrical properties of the materials to be developed. In this paper, four different models used for modeling DC electrical conductivity of carbon nanotube-polymer composites are studied with the aim of obtaining a complete list of design parameters that allow guarantying to the designer an increase in electrical properties of the composite by means of carbon nanotubes.

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  • Rafael Vargas-Bernal, Gabriel Herrera-Pérez, Ma. Elena Calixto-Olalde, Margarita Tecpoyotl-Torres (2013), "Analysis of DC Electrical Conductivity Models of Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Composites with Potential Application to Nanometric Electronic Devices," https://nanohub.org/resources/17265.

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  1. carbon nanotubes
  2. Composites
  3. devices
  4. nanocomposites
  5. polymers