Optical transparency and silica network structure in cross-linked natural rubber as revealed by spectroscopic and three-dimensional transmission electron microscopy techniques

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1602-1615

  Kato, Atsushi ^a   Ikeda, Yuko ^b   Kasahara, Yuki ^b   Shimanuki, Junichi ^a   Suda, Toshiya ^a   Hasegawa, Toshinori ^a   Sawabe, Hisahiro ^a   Kohjiya, Shinzo ^c  

^a NISSAN ARC LTD   (Japan)

^b KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Mahidol University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; RUBBER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSPARENCY;

CROSS-LINKED NATURAL RUBBER; NETWORKLIKE STRUCTURE; OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; OPTICAL TRANSPARENCY; RUBBERY MATRICES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OBSERVATION; TRANSMITTANCE MEASUREMENTS; VOLUME RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENTS;

SILICA;

EID: 59949083802     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.001602     Document Type: Article

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