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The strain-sensing behaviors of carbon black/polypropylene and carbon nanotubes/polypropylene conductive composites prepared by the vacuum-assisted hot compression

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The strain-sensing behaviors of carbon black (CB)/polypropylene (PP) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs)/PP conductive composites prepared by the vacuum-assisted hot compression were studied and compared. When ten extension-retraction cycles were applied, it was found for CB/PP, the value of the maximum responsivity (ΔR/R 0, ΔR—the instantaneous variation of the resistance during the test, R 0—the original resistance) decreased gradually with increasing the cycle number, but it began to rise from the seventh cycle. The value of the min ΔR/R 0 increased during the whole test. While for CNTs/PP, both the values of the max and min ΔR/R 0 decreased rapidly. It is suggested that the different behaviors mainly depend on the distinction in the dimension of the conductive fillers and the preparation technique.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of this work by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Contract Number: 20110491003, 2012 T50638); National Natural Science Foundation of China-Henan Talents Fostering joint Funds (Contract Number: U1204507) and National Program on Key Basic Research Project (973 Program, Contract Number: 2012CB025903).

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    Yingying Qu, Kun Dai, Junhui Zhao, Guoqiang Zheng, Chuntai Liu, Jingbo Chen & Changyu Shen

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Qu, Y., Dai, K., Zhao, J. et al. The strain-sensing behaviors of carbon black/polypropylene and carbon nanotubes/polypropylene conductive composites prepared by the vacuum-assisted hot compression. Colloid Polym Sci 292, 945–951 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-013-3143-2

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