In-situ transmission electron microscopy studies of polymer-carbon nanotube composite deformation

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-45

  Qian, D ^a   Dickey, E C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; In situ transmission electron microscopy; Polymer composite

Indexed keywords

CARBON FILMS; CRACK CLOSURE; DUCTILE FRACTURE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; YARN;

COMPOSITE DEFORMATION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; IN-SITU STRAINING; IN-SITU TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; LOAD TRANSFER; MULTI-WALLED NANOTUBES; POLYMER COMPOSITE; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYMER/CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITES; POLYSTYRENE COMPOSITES;

POLYSTYRENES;

CARBON; POLYMER; STYRENE;

ARTICLE; EXPERIMENT; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STRESS FRACTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0034779180     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2001.00940.x     Document Type: Article

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