THREE PHASE IMMISCIBLE POLYMER-METAL BLENDS FOR HIGH CONDUCTIVITY COMPOSITES

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of forming a conductive polymer composite suitable for the field of additive manufacturing.SOLUTION: Provided is a method of forming a conductive polymer composite. The method includes forming a mixture 101. The mixture includes a first thermoplastic polymer 11, a second thermoplastic polymer 13 and a plurality of metal particles 15. The first thermoplastic polymer 11 and the second thermoplastic polymer 13 are immiscible with each other. The plurality of metal particles 15 include at least one metal that is immiscible with both the first thermoplastic polymer 11 and the second thermoplastic polymer 13. The method includes heating the mixture 101 at 103 to a temperature greater than or equal to a melting point of the metal particles.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1