Synthesis of poly(3-hexylthiophene)-graft-poly(t-butyl acrylate-co-acrylic acid) and its role of compatibilizer for enhancement of mechanical and electrical properties of Nylon 66/multi-walled carbon nanotube composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2205-2211

  Kim, Kyung Tae ^a   Jo, Won Ho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A. Compatibilizer; A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Electrical property; B. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

A. COMPATIBILIZER; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES; ACRYLIC ACIDS; B. ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; BUTYL ACRYLATES; GRAFT CHAINS; HYDROGEN BONDINGS; MATRIX; MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; NYLON 66; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE);

CARBON NANOTUBES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CARRIER MOBILITY; CHEMICAL SENSORS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYAMIDES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RAYON; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

COMPOSITE; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; GRAFT COPOLYMER; HYDROLYSIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOTUBE; NYLON 66; POLYACRYLIC ACID;

EID: 67650976337     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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