Morphological, electrical and mechanical properties of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene and multi-wall carbon nanotube composites prepared in decalin and paraffin

Polymer Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 598-609

  Bin, Yuezhen ^a   Yamanaka, Atsuko ^a   Chen, Qingyun ^a   Xi, Ying ^a   Jiang, Xiaowen ^a   Matsuo, Masara ^a  

^a NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Decalin; Electrical conductivity; Multi wall carbon nanotubes; Paraffin; Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEAT TREATING FURNACES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); PARAFFINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DECALINS; HIGH DRAWABILITY;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 34547732074     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1295/polymj.PJ2006229     Document Type: Article

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