Investigation of multi-walled carbon nanotube-reinforced high-density polyethylene/carbon black nanocomposites using electrical, DSC and positron lifetime spectroscopy techniques

Polymer International

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 775-780

  Jeevananda, Thimmaraju ^a,d   Kim, Nam Hoon ^a   Lee, Joong Hee ^a   Basavarajaiah, Siddaramaiah ^a,b   Urs, M V Deepa ^c   Ranganathaiah, Chikkakuntappa ^c  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b SRI JAYACHAMARAJENDRA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^d RNS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Free volume holes; High density polyethylene; Nanocomposite; Positron annihilation

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE DECREASE; CRYSTALLINE TRANSITION; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FILLED POLYMERS; FILLER CONTENTS; FLOCCULATED STRUCTURE; HEAT OF FUSION; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH-DENSITY; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MELTING TEMPERATURES; NETWORK STRUCTURES; POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT EFFECTS; POSITRON LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; RESTRICTED CHAIN MOBILITY; SELF-REGULATING HEATERS;

CARBON BLACK; CARBON NANOTUBES; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; COOLING SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FILLERS; FLOCCULATION; FREE VOLUME; MELTING POINT; NANOCOMPOSITES; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT; POSITRON ANNIHILATION; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; SENSOR NETWORKS; THERMOPLASTICS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

COMPOSITE; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOTUBE; POLYETHYLENE; SENSOR; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 67849099480     PISSN: 09598103     EISSN: 10970126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pi.2591     Document Type: Article

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