Rapid, low temperature microwave synthesis of novel carbon nanotube-silicon carbide composite

Carbon

Volumn 44, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2804-2808

  Wang, Yubing ^a   Iqbal, Zafar ^a   Mitra, Somenath ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube ceramic composites; Coating; Microwave synthesis; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; COATINGS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

CARBON NANOTUBE CERAMIC COMPOSITES; CHLORO-TRIMETHYLSILANE; MICROWAVE SYNTHESIS; PHYSICAL MIXING;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 33747748777     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2006.03.036     Document Type: Article

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