A Raman spectroscopic investigation of heating effects and the deformation behaviour of epoxy/SWNT composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 15 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 2291-2295

  Kao, C C ^a   Young, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; D. Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; CURING; DEFORMATION; EPOXY RESINS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRAIN; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOANALYSIS;

CURING TEMPERATURE; INTERFACIAL FAILURE; NANOTUBE BUCKLING; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWNT);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON; COMPOSITE PROPERTY; DEFORMATION; HEATING; NANOTUBE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 11144330907     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2004.01.019     Document Type: Article

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