Nondestructive real-space imaging of current density distributions in randomly networked conductive nanomaterials

Abstract

For realization the new functional materials and devices by conductive nanomaterials, how to control and realize the optimum networks structures are import point for fundamental, applied and industrial science. In this manuscript, the nondestructive real-space imaging technique has been studied with the lock-in thermal scope via Joule heating caused by ac bias conditions. By this dynamical method, a few micrometer scale current distributions are visualized in a few tens of minutes due to the frequency-space separation and the strong temperature damping of conductive heat components. Moreover, in the tensile test, the sample broken points were completely corresponding to the intensity images of lock-in thermography. These results indicated that the lock-in thermography is a powerful tool for inspecting the intrinsic network structures, which are difficult to observe by conventional imaging methods.

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