Influence of preparation procedure on the conductivity and transparency of SWCNT-polymer nanocomposites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 1867-1872

  Hernandez J J ^a   Garcia Gutierrez M C ^a   Nogales, A ^a   Rueda, D R ^a   Kwiatkowska, M ^b   Szymczyk, A ^b   Roslaniec, Z ^b   Concheso, A ^c   Guinea, I ^c   Ezquerra, T A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ESTRUCTURA DE LA MATERIA   (Spain)

^b WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c Nanofiber Division   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Polymer nanocomposites; B. Electrical conductivity; B. Transparency

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON NANOTUBES; A. POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES; B. ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; B. TRANSPARENCY; CONDUCTING POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES; ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; NANO-STRUCTURING; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; PREPARATION PROCEDURES; SINGLE-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; VISIBLE LIGHT;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ETHYLENE; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMER MELTS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); SOLVENTS; TRANSPARENCY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOTUBE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYMERIZATION; TRANSPARENCY;

EID: 67649135862     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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