Self-assembly and conductive network formation of vapor-grown carbon fiber in a poly(vinylidene fluoride) melt

Carbon

Volumn 46, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2053-2058

  Zhang, Cheng ^a   Wang, Lin ^a   Wang, Jianli ^a   Ma, Chun an ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ANNEALING; CARBON FIBERS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHEMICAL SENSORS; COAGULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SENSOR NETWORKS; VAPORS; VELOCITY;

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; ANNEALING TIMES; ASSEMBLY MECHANISMS; CONDUCTIVE NETWORKS; CONDUCTIVE PATHS; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITIES; ISOTHERMAL TREATMENTS; PERCOLATION MODELS; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); PURE POLYMERS; PVDF COMPOSITES; VELOCITY MODELS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY;

EID: 54549084275     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2008.08.018     Document Type: Article

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