Preparation and characterization of carbon nanotube/polyetherimide nanocomposite films

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 406-412

  Liu, Tianxi ^a   Tong, Yuejin ^b   Zhang, Wei De ^c  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b FUJIAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

B. Mechanical properties; Carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CARBON NANOTUBES; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DISPERSIONS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ELASTIC MODULI; GLASS TRANSITION; PLASTICS CASTING; POLYETHERIMIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

IMIDIZATION; INTERFACIAL ADHESION; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CALORIMETRY; CARBON; FILM; FRACTURE; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOTUBE; POLYETHER IMIDE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRENGTH; STRESS; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 33845893875     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.09.007     Document Type: Article

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