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Mechanism of the conduction of thin composite films of polyethylene and metals

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The temperature dependence of the conductivity of thin composite films obtained by means of the simultaneous thermal spray-deposition of a polymer (high-pressure polyethylene, PE) and a filler (a metal, viz., silver, copper, or aluminum) in a vacuum has been investigated. It has been ascertained that the conductivity of the PE + Cu and PE + Al films is determined mainly by the tunneling mechanism for the passage of charge carriers between the filler particles. This mechanism also determines the conductivity of the PE + Ag films at low temperatures; at T > 333 K their conductivity is determined by the conductivity of the polymer matrix.

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  1. M. A. Manoilo
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  2. B. G. Mischanchuk
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L. V. Pisarzhevskii Institute of Physical Chemistry, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Kiev. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 27, No. 5, pp. 627–630, September–October, 1991. Original article submitted May 29, 1990.

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Manoilo, M.A., Mischanchuk, B.G. & Korol', É.N. Mechanism of the conduction of thin composite films of polyethylene and metals. Theor Exp Chem 27, 545–547 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01372715

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