Electrical properties of single wall carbon nanotube reinforced polyimide composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1637-1646

  Ounaies, Z ^a   Park, C ^b   Wise, K E ^b   Siochi, E J ^b   Harrison, J S ^b  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Nanostructures; A. Polymers; B. Electrical properties; B. Modelling; Composites; Single wall carbon nanotube

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON TUNNELING; NUMERICAL METHODS; POLYIMIDES; QUANTUM THEORY;

SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBES (SWNT);

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYIMIDE;

EID: 0042346309     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(03)00067-8     Document Type: Article

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