Effect of multiwalled carbon nanotubes on crystallization behavior of poly(e-caprolactone)diol

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 531-546

  Jana, R N ^a   Im, C ^a   Bhunia, H ^b  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Crystal structure; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes; Nonisothermal crystallization; Nucleation; Poly( caprolactone)diol

Indexed keywords

AVRAMI EQUATIONS; CAPROLACTONE; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; CRYSTALLIZATION RATES; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; CRYSTALLIZATION TIME; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GRAFTING-TO; MATRIX; MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; NONISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLY(E-CAPROLACTONE); WELL-DISPERSED; X-RAY DIFFRACTION SPECTROSCOPY;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); ISOTHERMS; NUCLEATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 69649107052     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: 15307980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705709105978     Document Type: Article

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