Onion-Like Progressive Tunneling Model for Predicting Electrical Conductivity in Carbon Black-Filled Natural Rubber Composites
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2025-01-01
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00218995
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10974628
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2-s2.0-105021224525
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Journal of Applied Polymer Science
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Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2025)
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Tun H.M., Keawmaungkom S., Srimongkol S., Kunnam P., Chayasombat B., Muthitamongkol P., Wiroonpochit P., Tapracharoen K., Phadungbut P., Srisawadi S., Chinkanjanarot S. Onion-Like Progressive Tunneling Model for Predicting Electrical Conductivity in Carbon Black-Filled Natural Rubber Composites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2025). doi:10.1002/app.58126 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/113136
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Onion-Like Progressive Tunneling Model for Predicting Electrical Conductivity in Carbon Black-Filled Natural Rubber Composites
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Abstract
Conductive natural rubber composites (CNRs) filled with carbon black (CB) are widely explored for flexible sensing applications due to their tunable electrical properties. This study introduces a simulation framework integrating Monte Carlo methods with two representative volume element (RVE) models—uniform (Uni-RVE) and overlap face-centered cubic (OFCC-RVE)—to investigate the electrical conductivity and percolation behavior in CB-filled CNRs. An onion-like progressive tunneling effect is introduced to represent the distance-dependent conductivity more realistically. The OFCC-RVE model, incorporating particle agglomeration and variable tunneling distances, demonstrates strong agreement with experimental data. A power-law decay function is applied to capture conductance attenuation at different interparticle distances. The model achieves a mean absolute percentage error of 5.2% when compared with experimental measurements, highlighting its predictive accuracy and efficiency. This approach provides a computationally efficient and physically grounded framework for evaluating and optimizing the electrical performance of conductive rubber composites.