On the influence of nanotube properties, processing conditions and shear forces on the electrical conductivity of carbon nanotube epoxy composites

Nanotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 2009, Pages

  Kovacs, Josef Z ^a   Mandjarov, Roman E ^a   Blisnjuk, Thomas ^a   Prehn, Kirsten ^a   Sussiek, Martin ^a   Müller, Jörg ^a   Schulte, Karl ^a   Bauhofer, Wolfgang ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITIES; NANOTUBE-EPOXY COMPOSITES; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITIONS; PROCESSING CONDITIONS; SHEAR FORCES; SYNTHESIS METHODS;

DISSOLUTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EPOXY RESINS; PERCOLATION (COMPUTER STORAGE); PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); PLASMA DEPOSITION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SHEARING; SHEARING MACHINES; SOLVENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE; EPOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; DISPERSION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRENGTH; SYNTHESIS; THERMODYNAMICS; VAPOR;

EID: 65549102967     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/15/155703     Document Type: Article

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