Oxidative stabilization of PAN/SWNT composite fiber

Carbon

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 599-604

  Min, Byung G ^a,b   Sreekumar, T V ^a   Uchida, Tetsuya ^a,c   Kumar, Satish ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Kumoh National Institute of Technology   (South Korea)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibers, Carbon nanotubes, Carbon precursor; B. Oxidation

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; CARBON NANOTUBES; COPOLYMERS; DEBONDING; FRACTURE; GLASS TRANSITION; OXIDATION; PLASTIC FILMS; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

CARBON PRECURSORS; POLYACRYLOBITRILE (PAN); SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBES (SWNT); TENSILE FRACTURE;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 10844296633     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2004.10.034     Document Type: Article

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