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Determination of effective electric conductivity of UFG/PEI-composites considering quantum mechanical tunnelling effects

Wissel, Sebastian (2023)
Determination of effective electric conductivity of UFG/PEI-composites considering quantum mechanical tunnelling effects.
Technische Universität Darmstadt
doi: 10.26083/tuprints-00023035
Master Thesis, Primary publication, Publisher's Version

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Item Type: Master Thesis
Type of entry: Primary publication
Title: Determination of effective electric conductivity of UFG/PEI-composites considering quantum mechanical tunnelling effects
Language: English
Referees: Xu, Prof. Dr. Bai-Xiang ; Zhang, Prof. Dr. Hongbin
Date: 2023
Place of Publication: Darmstadt
Collation: 48 Seiten
Date of oral examination: 16 September 2021
DOI: 10.26083/tuprints-00023035
Abstract:

The increased utilization of composite materials in recent years and concomitant struggles in optimizing their properties while avoiding unrequested properties directed attention to accurate material design. Due to their cost efficiency in parameter studies, Finite Element (FE) simulation could play an important role, if appropriate material models are evolved. In this work, quantum mechanical tunnelling is implemented as a user element in numerical simulations to investigate the electric properties of a composite of insulating matrix material (polyetherimide) and conducting spherical inclusions (exfoliated, unfunctionalized graphite). While the algorithm's functionality is proven by accordance with determined correlation length exponents with theoretical literature values, the utilization of a homogenization technique leads to reasonable effective conductivities of the composite material acknowledging the quality of the algorithm.

Uncontrolled Keywords: Finite Element Method, quantum mechanical tunnelling, effective conductivity, composite, correlation length exponent
Status: Publisher's Version
URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-230351
Classification DDC: 600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 620 Engineering and machine engineering
Divisions: 11 Department of Materials and Earth Sciences > Material Science
11 Department of Materials and Earth Sciences > Material Science > Mechanics of functional Materials
Date Deposited: 26 May 2023 11:32
Last Modified: 31 May 2023 07:09
URI: https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/23035
PPN: 508170184
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