Electromechanical response of semiconducting carbon-polyimide nanocomposite thin films

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 2454-2459

  Murugaraj, P ^a   Mainwaring, D E ^a   Mora Huertas, N ^a  

^a Engineering and Technology   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Functional composites; A. Nanocomposites; A. Smart materials; B. Electrical properties; B. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

A. FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITES; A. NANOCOMPOSITES; A. SMART MATERIALS; B. ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CARBON FILMS; COMPOSITE FILMS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FREE VOLUME; GAGES; METAL FOIL; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; POISSON RATIO; POLYIMIDES; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SOLVENTS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); THIN FILMS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CARBON; FILM; MONITORING; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYIMIDE; PRESSURE; STRAIN; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE PROPERTY; THICKNESS; TORQUE;

EID: 70349422147     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.06.018     Document Type: Article

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