Pressure-tuneable electrical conductivity in copper Nanowire–Polyurethane thin films: Experimental and simulation studies

Saeid Mehvari, Ahmed Refaat Elmasry, Gražyna Simha Martynková, Gabriela Kratošová, Khalid Lafdi, Yolanda Sanchez-Vicente, School of Engineering, Physics and Mathematics, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nanotechnology Centre, Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Dayton

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Published online on March 26, 2026

Abstract

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This work investigates the electrical behaviour under pressure of thin-film nanocomposites combined of synthesised copper nanowires (CuNWs) and thermoplastic polyurethane (PU) using experimental and numerical approaches. CuNWs (∼15 μm length, 70 nm ...