Effects of oxidative conditions on properties of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in polymer nanocomposites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1027-1034

  Hong, Chang Eui ^a   Lee, Joong Hee ^a,b   Kalappa, Prashantha ^a   Advani, Suresh G ^c  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Core Technology Research Center for Fuel Cell ^*  (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attrition in length; Dispersion; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Oxidation; Phenomenological model; Polymer nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; NITRIC ACID; OXIDATION; SULFURIC ACID; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ATTRITION IN LENGTH; MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODEL; REFLUXING TIME;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

DISPERSION; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOTUBE; OXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 33846505909     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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