Transparent poly(bisphenol A carbonate)-based nanocomposites with high refractive index nanoparticles

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 630-638

  Imai, Yusuke ^a   Terahara, Atsushi ^a   Hakuta, Yukiya ^a   Matsui, Keitaro ^a   Hayashi, Hiromichi ^a   Ueno, Nobuhiko ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nanocomposites; Poly(bisphenol A carbonate); Refractive index; TiO2; Transparent; ZrO2

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ESTERS; GARNETS; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; LIGHT REFRACTION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHENOLS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; PROGRAMMING THEORY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL; SURFACE TREATMENT; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

BIS PHENOLS; DISPERSIBILITY; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORIES; HIGH REFRACTIVE INDICES; HOST MATRICES; MATRIXES; MAXWELL-GARNETT; ORGANIC-INORGANIC NANOCOMPOSITES; POLY(BISPHENOL A CARBONATE); SULFONIC ACIDS; THEORETICAL EQUATIONS; THERMAL STABILITIES; TIO2; TRANSPARENT; TRANSPARENT NANOCOMPOSITES; ZRO2;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 59649127621     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2008.12.031     Document Type: Article

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