Thermal mismatch strains in sidewall functionalized carbon nanotube/polystyrene nanocomposites

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 12, 2005, Pages

  Hadjiev, V G ^a   Mitchell, C A ^b   Arepalli, S ^c   Bahr, J L ^d   Tour, J M ^d   Krishnamoorti, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

^c NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^d Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENTS OF THERMAL EXPANSION (CTE); SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBES (SWNT); STRESS TRANSFER; THERMAL MISMATCH STRAINS;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATRIX ALGEBRA; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYSTYRENES; RAMAN SCATTERING; REINFORCEMENT; STRAIN; THERMAL EXPANSION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 17444373866     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1874912     Document Type: Article

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