Hierarchical composites of carbon nanotubes on carbon fiber: Influence of growth condition on fiber tensile properties

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 594-601

  Zhang, Qiuhong ^a,c   Liu, Jianwei ^a   Sager, Ryan ^b   Dai, Liming ^a   Baur, Jeffery ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibers; A. Carbon nanotubes; B. Interface; B. Mechanical properties; E. Chemical vapor deposition (CVD)

Indexed keywords

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FIBERS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DEGRADATION; FIBERS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); GROWTH TEMPERATURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; RESINS; VAPORS;

A. CARBON FIBERS; A. CARBON NANOTUBES; B. INTERFACE; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; E. CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (CVD);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON FIBER; COMPOSITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOTUBE; TENSILE PROPERTY; THERMAL PROPERTY;

EID: 59849126124     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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