Current advancement in electrically conductive polymer composites for electronic interconnect applications: A short review

Abstract

The development of conductive polymer composites along with their advantages are rapidly growing to meet current demands in electronic applications. There are many types of matrix and filler that had been extensively researched in order to find the most suitable materials that can be utilized for electronic interconnect applications. Previous works carried out by researchers within the field revealed that by using melt blending techniques such as twin screw compounding and compression moulding can be used to develop conductive composite polymer such as from polypropylene (PP) incorporated with graphite as conductive filler. The conductivity of the composite can be measured using the 4-point probe technique. This short review aims to provide the latest insight in the area of electrically conductive polymer composites focused on the types of matrix and filler, processing and utilisation in electronic interconnect and other potential applications.