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Antistatic PVC-graphene Composite through Plasticizer-mediated Exfoliation of Graphite

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Multilayer graphene was prepared by mechanical exfoliation of natural graphite with dioctyl phthalate (DOP) as milling medium without solvent. The obtained mixture could be directly mixed with poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) for melt-forming, with DOP acting as plasticizer and graphene acting as conductive filler for antistatic performance. The composite showed surface resistance of 2.5 × 106 Ω/□ at 1 wt% carbon additive, significantly lower than approx. 7 wt% of raw graphite required for achieving the same level. This value is low enough for practical antistatic criterion of 3 × 108 Ω/□. The effect of filler addition on mechanical performance was minimal, or even beneficial for the milled carbon in contrast to the case of raw graphite.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51472253 and 51772306).

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  1. Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

    Zi-Bo Wei, Yang Zhao, Chao Wang, Shigenori Kuga, Yong Huang & Min Wu

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

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Wei, ZB., Zhao, Y., Wang, C. et al. Antistatic PVC-graphene Composite through Plasticizer-mediated Exfoliation of Graphite. Chin J Polym Sci 36, 1361–1367 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-018-2160-5

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