Orientation of carbon nanotubes in polymers and its detection by Raman spectroscopy

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 391-399

  Wood, J R ^a   Zhao, Q ^a   Wagner, H D ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; POLYMERS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; STRAIN RATE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

MICRO-RAMAN SPECTRAL DATA; SINGLE-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES;

NANOTUBES;

EID: 0035282112     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(00)00105-6     Document Type: Article

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