Preparation, morphology, mechanical and electrical properties of TiO2 coated multiwalled carbon nanotube/epoxy composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 119-125

  Yuen, Siu Ming ^a   Ma, Chen Chi M ^a   Chuang, Chia Yi ^a   Hsiao, Yi Hsiu ^a   Chiang, Chin Lung ^b   Yu, An dih ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

B. Electrical properties; B. Mechanical properties; D. Electron microscopy; E. Theromosetting resin

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESINS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM OXIDES;

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; EPOXY COMPOSITES; THERMOSETTING RESIN;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 37049008041     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2007.08.021     Document Type: Article

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