Glass Transition Temperature Depression at the Percolation Threshold in Carbon Nanotube-Epoxy Resin and Polypyrrole-Epoxy Resin Composites

Sophie Barrau (1) , Philippe Demont (1) , Céline Maraval (1) , Alain Bernes (1) , Colette Lacabanne (1)

1 CIRIMAT - Centre interuniversitaire de recherche et d'ingenierie des matériaux

The glass transition temperatures of conducting composites, obtained by blending carbon nanotubes (CNTs) or polypyrrole (PPy) particles with epoxy resin, were investigated by using both differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dynamical mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA). For both composites, dc and ac conductivity measurements revealed an electrical percolation threshold at which the glass transition temperature and mechanical modulus of the composites pass through a minimum.

Mots clés: Carbon nanotubes; Electrical percolation threshold; Epoxy resin; Glass transition; Polypyrrole

Domaines: Matériaux

Sophie Barrau, Philippe Demont, Céline Maraval, Alain Bernes, Colette Lacabanne. Glass Transition Temperature Depression at the Percolation Threshold in Carbon Nanotube-Epoxy Resin and Polypyrrole-Epoxy Resin Composites. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2005, 26 (5), pp.390-394. ⟨10.1002/marc.200400515⟩. ⟨hal-03601504⟩