Research Article

The Effect of Oxygen-Plasma Treated Graphene Nanoplatelets upon the Properties of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube and Polycarbonate Hybrid Nanocomposites Used for Electrostatic Dissipative Applications

Table 1

ESD results of injection molded specimen based OGNP/MWCNT/PC nanocomposites at different OGNP contents.

OGNP content (phr)Tribocharge voltage (V) Surface resistivity (Ω/sq) Decay time (sec) from 1000 V to 100 V Compared result with EIA specification
Point to pointPoint to groundPositive chargeNegative charge

0.0150.110.26Passed
0.5394.96 × 1072.00 × 1090.89>5Failed
1.0465.27 × 1071.15 × 1090.52>5Failed
1.5194.81 × 1071.07 × 1080.100.16Passed
2.0155.16 × 1074.84 × 1080.110.20Passed
5.0114.89 × 1072.19 × 1080.120.20Passed