Ultra-low electrical percolation threshold in carbon-nanotube-epoxy composites

Polymer

Volumn 44, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 5893-5899

  Sandler, J K W ^a   Kirk, J E ^a   Kinloch, I A ^a   Shaffer, M S P ^a,b   Windle, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Electrical properties; Epoxy matrix

Indexed keywords

CARBON BLACK; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EPOXY RESINS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

EPOXY COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

CARBON; EPOXIDE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; IMPEDANCE; MATERIALS; NANOTUBE; POLYMER PRODUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; TECHNOLOGY;

CARBON; COMPOSITE; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; NANOTUBE;

EID: 0041379153     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(03)00539-1     Document Type: Article

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