Viscoelastic behavior and electrical properties of flexible nanofiber filled polymer nanocomposites. Influence of processing conditions

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 829-839

  Dalmas, Florent ^a,b   Cavaillé, Jean Yves ^a   Gauthier, Catherine ^a   Chazeau, Laurent ^a   Dendievel, Rémy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

A. Nanostructures; A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Electrical properties; B. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOPLASTICS; VISCOELASTICITY;

CELLULOSE FIBRILS; POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES; THERMO-MECHANICAL STABILITY;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CARBON; CELLULOSE; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MODIFICATION; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOFIBER; NANOTUBE; POLYMER; REINFORCEMENT; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 33846341859     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.01.030     Document Type: Article

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