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Flexible graphite under repeated compression studied by electrical resistance measurements

  • SUNY Buffalo

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Abstract

Flexible graphite (a gasket material) under repeated compression was studied by real-time measurement of the electrical resistance perpendicular to the flexible graphite sheet, which was sandwiched by copper. The resistance decreased reversibly upon compression perpendicular to the sheet, due mainly to the reversible conformability of flexible graphite and the consequent reversible decrease of the contact resistivity between flexible graphite and copper. Two cycles of compression largely eliminated the irreversible resistance and strain changes. A low stress amplitude (<4 MPa) and a low strain amplitude (<25%) were necessary in order to minimize irreversible deformation of the flexible graphite itself.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)985-990
Number of pages6
JournalCarbon
Volume39
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2001

Keywords

  • A. Exfoliated graphite
  • A. Graphite
  • D. Electrical (electronic) properties
  • D. Mechanical properties

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