Electrical conductivity in carbon black-loaded polystyrene-polyisoprene blends. Selective localization of carbon black at the interface

摘要

The electrical conductivity of carbon-black loaded polystyrene-polyisoprene blends has been studied. In this ternary system, the filler is at the interface of co-continuous polyblends as confirmed by the very low value of the filler percolation threshold (0.2 vol % for blends compression molded at 250 degrees C) and by optical microscopy. As a result of the selective localization of carbon black at the interface, the percolation threshold is very sensitive to the compression molding temperature.