Direction-sensitive stress measurements with carbon nanotube sensors

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 13, Issue 10-12, 2002, Pages 759-764

  Zhao, Qing ^a   Frogley, Mark D ^a   Wagner, H Daniel ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Composite; Mechanical properties; Raman spectroscopy; Stress transfer

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SENSORS;

UNIAXIAL TENSION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON; POLYMER; SENSOR;

EID: 0036825583     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pat.246     Document Type: Article

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