<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The work describes the dependence of the electrical conductivity of carbon materials infiltrated with copper in a vacuum-pressure autoclave on copper concentration and on the effective pore radius of the carbon skeleton. In comparison with non-infiltrated material the electrical conductivity of copper infiltrated composite increased almost 500 times. If the composite contained less than 7.2 vol% of Cu, a linear dependence of the electrical conductivity upon cupper content was observed. If infiltrated carbon contained more than 7.2 vol% of Cu, the dependence was nonlinear – the curve could be described by a power formula (<italic>x</italic> − <italic>xc</italic>)<italic>t</italic>. This is a typical formula describing the electron percolation process in regions containing higher Cu fraction than the critical one. The maximum measured electrical conductivity was 396 × 104 Ω−1 m−1 for copper concentration 27.6 vol%. Experiments and analysis of the electrical conductivity showed that electron percolation occurred in carbon materials infiltrated by copper when the copper volume exceeded the critical concentration. The analysis also showed a sharp increase of electrical conductivity in composites with copper concentration higher than the threshold, where the effective radius of carbon skeleton pores decreased to 350 nanometres.</abstract>

The work describes the dependence of the electrical conductivity of carbon materials infiltrated with copper in a vacuum-pressure autoclave on copper concentration and on the effective pore radius of the carbon skeleton. In comparison with non-infiltrated material the electrical conductivity of copper infiltrated composite increased almost 500 times. If the composite contained less than 7.2 vol% of Cu, a linear dependence of the electrical conductivity upon cupper content was observed. If infiltrated carbon contained more than 7.2 vol% of Cu, the dependence was nonlinear – the curve could be described by a power formula (x − xc)t. This is a typical formula describing the electron percolation process in regions containing higher Cu fraction than the critical one. The maximum measured electrical conductivity was 396 × 104 Ω−1 m−1 for copper concentration 27.6 vol%. Experiments and analysis of the electrical conductivity showed that electron percolation occurred in carbon materials infiltrated by copper when the copper volume exceeded the critical concentration. The analysis also showed a sharp increase of electrical conductivity in composites with copper concentration higher than the threshold, where the effective radius of carbon skeleton pores decreased to 350 nanometres.

Electron Percolation In Copper Infiltrated Carbon

KOMPOZITUM Ltd., R@D Department, Dopravná 3A, 955 01 Topol’čany 1, Slovakia

Journal of Electrical Engineering

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The work describes the dependence of the electrical conductivity of carbon materials infiltrated with copper in a vacuum-pressure autoclave on copper...

Electron Percolation In Copper Infiltrated Carbon

Pubblicato online: 05 dic 2015

Pagine: 339 - 343

Ricevuto: 03 lug 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2015-0056

Parole chiave
skeleton composites, electron percolation, infiltrated carbon, porous structure

© 2015 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Electron Percolation In Copper Infiltrated Carbon

Pubblicato online: 05 dic 2015

Pagine: 339 - 343

Ricevuto: 03 lug 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2015-0056

Parole chiaveskeleton composites, electron percolation, infiltrated carbon, porous structure

© 2015 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
skeleton composites, electron percolation, infiltrated carbon, porous structure