Fabrication, morphology and actuation from novel single-wall carbon nanotube/nafion composites

Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4695, Issue , 2002, Pages 52-56

  Chattopadhyay, Debjit ^a   Galeska, Izabela ^a   Papadimitrakopoulos, Fotios ^a   Munoz, Edgar ^b   Baughman, Ray ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuators; Composites; Conductivity; Electrochemical; Non faradaic; Single wall carbon nanotubes; Surface area

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ANNEALING; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; POLYELECTROLYTES;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTUATORS; NAFION COMPOSITES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0036030591     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.475203     Document Type: Article

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