Synthesis of carbon nanotubes and silicon carbide nanofibers as composite reinforcing materials

Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 41-48

  Li, Hao ^a   Kothari, Abhishek ^b   Sheldon, Brian W ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHITIC LAYERS; LOAD TRANSFER; NANOCOMPOSITE SYSTEMS; NANOMATERIALS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON CARBIDE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 33845996938     PISSN: 01966219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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