Carbon-nanotube metal-matrix composites prepared by electroless plating

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 301-306

  Chen, Xiaohua ^a,b   Xia, Jintong ^a   Peng, Jingcui ^a   Li, Wenzhu ^b   Xie, Sishen ^c  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

B. Magnetic properties; Carbon nanotube metal matrix composites; D. SEM; E. CVD; Electroless plating

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COATING TECHNIQUES; COBALT; ELECTROLESS PLATING; FIBER REINFORCED METALS; HEAT TREATMENT; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; NANOTUBES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACES;

GRAPHITIZED CARBON; LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE MATERIAL;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0034141092     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(99)00127-X     Document Type: Article

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