Overview of polymer nanocomposites: Computer simulation understanding of physical properties

J Zhao, L Wu, C Zhan, Q Shao, Z Guo, L Zhang - Polymer, 2017 - Elsevier
Computer simulations are an important implementation to experimental methods working on
polymer nanocomposites (PNCs), which have advanced properties because of their unique …

Modeling of nonlinear optical phenomena in host-guest systems using bond fluctuation Monte Carlo model: a review

AC Mitus, M Saphiannikova, W Radosz… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
We review the results of Monte Carlo studies of chosen nonlinear optical effects in host-
guest systems, using methods based on the bond-fluctuation model (BFM) for a polymer …

Monte Carlo simulations of electrical percolation in multicomponent thin films with nanofillers

X Ni, C Hui, N Su, W Jiang, F Liu - Nanotechnology, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We developed a 2D disk–stick percolation model to investigate the electrical percolation
behavior of an insulating thin film reinforced with 1D and 2D conductive nanofillers via …

Uncertainty quantification of percolating electrical conductance for wavy carbon nanotube-filled polymer nanocomposites using Bayesian inference

J Doh, SI Park, Q Yang, N Raghavan - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
This research focuses on the uncertainty quantification of electrical percolation behavior in
wavy carbon nanotube (CNT)-filled polymer nanocomposites with a three-dimensional …

The physical fundamentals of the electrical conductivity in nanotube-based composites

I Balberg - Journal of Applied Physics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
In this article, we show that the classical theories of percolation, continuum percolation, and
effective medium theory can account for all the features of electrical conductivity …

Modeling electrical percolation to optimize the electromechanical properties of CNT/polymer composites in highly stretchable fiber strain sensors

S Jung, HW Choi, FC Mocanu, DW Shin… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
A simulation model of electrical percolation through a three-dimensional network of curved
CNTs is developed in order to analyze the electromechanical properties of a highly …

The effect of carbon nanotube chirality on the electrical conductivity of polymer nanocomposites considering tunneling resistance

J Doh, SI Park, Q Yang, N Raghavan - Nanotechnology, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
In this study, the effect on the conductance of polymer nanocomposites considering quantum
tunneling resistance is investigated with respect to the chirality of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) …

Aggregation/agglomeration dependent percolation threshold of spherical nanoparticles in electrically conductive polymer nanocomposites

E Sharifzadeh, F Ader - Polymer Composites, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study evaluated the percolation threshold in polymer nanocomposites and its
dependence on the aggregation/agglomeration phenomenon. The main objective of the …

Triple mode and multi-purpose flexible sensor fabrication based on carbon black and thermoplastic polyurethane composite with propolis

I Bozyel, YI Keser, D Gokcen - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2021 - Elsevier
This study reports the design, fabrication, and application of strain and tactile sensors
molded with Carbon Black (CB)/Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) composite ink into …

Percolation threshold in polymer nanocomposites

VI Irzhak - Colloid Journal, 2021 - Springer
Two approaches to the calculation of the percolation threshold in polymer nanocomposites
have been analyzed, namely, the excluded-volume theory and the model proposed by Li …