PMID- 25327951
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150512
LR  - 20211021
IS  - 2045-2322 (Electronic)
IS  - 2045-2322 (Linking)
VI  - 4
DP  - 2014 Oct 20
TI  - Positive temperature coefficient thermistors based on carbon nanotube/polymer 
      composites.
PG  - 6684
LID - 10.1038/srep06684 [doi]
LID - 6684
AB  - In order to explore availability of carbon nanotube (CNT)-based positive 
      temperature coefficient (PTC) thermistors in practical application, we prepared 
      carbon nanotube (CNT) filled high density polyethylene (HDPE) composites by using 
      conventional melt-mixing methods, and investigated their PTC effects in details. 
      The CNT-based thermistors exhibit much larger hold current and higher hold 
      voltage, increasing by 129% in comparison with the commercial carbon black (CB) 
      filled HDPE thermistors. Such high current-bearing and voltage-bearing capacity 
      for the CNT/HDPE thermistors is mainly attributed to high thermal conductivity 
      and heat dissipation of entangled CNT networks. Moreover, the CNT/HDPE 
      thermistors exhibit rapid electrical response to applied voltages, comparable to 
      commercial CB-based thermistors. In light of their high current-bearing capacity 
      and quick response, the CNT-based thermistors have great potential to be used as 
      high-performance thermistors in practical application, especially in some 
      critical circumstances of high temperature, large applied currents, and high 
      applied voltages.
FAU - Zeng, You
AU  - Zeng Y
AD  - Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, 
      Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, People's Republic 
      of China.
FAU - Lu, Guixia
AU  - Lu G
AD  - 1] School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 
      Shandong 250061, People's Republic of China [2] School of Materials Science and 
      Engineering, Shenyang Jianzhu University, 9 Hunan East Road, Shenyang 110168, 
      People's Republic of China.
FAU - Wang, Han
AU  - Wang H
AD  - 1] Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal 
      Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, People's 
      Republic of China [2] School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang 
      Jianzhu University, 9 Hunan East Road, Shenyang 110168, People's Republic of 
      China.
FAU - Du, Jinhong
AU  - Du J
AD  - Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, 
      Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, People's Republic 
      of China.
FAU - Ying, Zhe
AU  - Ying Z
AD  - Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, 
      Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, People's Republic 
      of China.
FAU - Liu, Chang
AU  - Liu C
AD  - Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, 
      Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, People's Republic 
      of China.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20141020
PL  - England
TA  - Sci Rep
JT  - Scientific reports
JID - 101563288
PMC - PMC4202205
EDAT- 2014/10/21 06:00
MHDA- 2014/10/21 06:01
PMCR- 2014/10/20
CRDT- 2014/10/21 06:00
PHST- 2014/06/16 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2014/09/29 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2014/10/21 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/10/21 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/10/21 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2014/10/20 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - srep06684 [pii]
AID - 10.1038/srep06684 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Sci Rep. 2014 Oct 20;4:6684. doi: 10.1038/srep06684.