Preparation of unsaturated polyester/graphite nanosheet conducting composite under electric field

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2116-2120

  Wang, Haiquan ^a   Zhang, Hongyan ^a   Chen, Guohua ^a  

^a HUAQIAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Electrical properties; D. Electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; GRAPHITE; POLYESTERS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

GRAPHITE NANOSHEETS; PERCOLATION THRESHOLD;

NANOSHEETS;

EID: 34848910712     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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