Effects of carbon nanotube functionalization on the mechanical and thermal properties of epoxy composites

Carbon

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1723-1737

  Yang, Kai ^a   Gu, Mingyuan ^a   Guo, Yiping ^a   Pan, Xifeng ^a   Mu, Guohong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISPHENOL-A; CHEMICAL FUNCTIONALIZATION; EPOXY COMPOSITES; EPOXY MATRICES; FUNCTIONALIZATION; FUNCTIONALIZED MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; GLYCIDOL; INTERFACIAL INTERACTIONS; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; METHYLIMIDAZOLE; NANOTUBE FUNCTIONALIZATION; THIN LAYERS; TRIETHYLENETETRAMINE; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPIES;

BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; EPOXY RESINS; ETHERS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; IMPACT STRENGTH; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); PHENOLS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 64749083253     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2009.02.029     Document Type: Article

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