Sundararaj, UttandaramanLi, Yan2014-01-292014-03-152014-01-292014Li, Y. (2014). Solution Based Synthesis of Copper Nanowire/Polymer Composites and Their Electrical Properties (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27825http://hdl.handle.net/11023/1309Conductive polymer composites (CPCs) are intensively researched partly because of their advantages in acting as conductive materials while maintaining polymers’ properties such as easy processability, corrosion resistance and light weight. This thesis focuses on using copper nanowires (CuNW) as filler, with different polymers as matrices, in order to study the influence of filler loading, the interaction between filler and matrix on the electrical properties and the electromagnetic interference shielding properties of the composites. CPCs with CuNW as filler and different polymers as matrices were successfully prepared using miscible solution mixing and precipitation method. Among these composites, copper nanowire/polypropylene (CuNW/PP) composite is investigated primarily and compared with carbon nanotube/polypropylene composite. The conductivity curve of CuNW/PP composite shows a different trend than typical percolation, where a plateau was found around CuNW concentration between 0.8 vol. % and 1.7 vol. %. Further study regarding synthesis of CuNW is also reported.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.Engineering--Chemicalcopper nanowirePolymercompositemaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/27825