Electric anisotropy of carbon nanofibre/epoxy resin composites due to electric field induced alignment

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1835-1841

  Prasse, Torsten ^a   Cavaillé, Jean Yves ^a   Bauhofer, Wolfgang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanofibres; A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Electric conductivity; Electric field induced alignment

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CURING; ELECTRIC FIELDS; EPOXY RESINS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

ELECTRIC DIPOLES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

ANISOTROPY; CARBON FIBER; CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; EPOXY RESIN; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE;

EID: 0041923993     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(03)00019-8     Document Type: Article

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