Comparison of nanotubes produced by fixed bed and aerosol-CVD methods and their electrical percolation behaviour in melt mixed polyamide 6.6 composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 151-160

  Krause, B ^a   Ritschel, M ^b   Taschner Ch ^b   Oswald, S ^b   Gruner, W ^b   Leonhardt, A ^b   Potschke P ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

^b IFW DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Electrical properties; D. Optical microscopy; D. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

Indexed keywords

B. ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; D. OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; SEM;

ACETONITRILE; ASPECT RATIO; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; OXYGEN; PERCOLATION (COMPUTER STORAGE); PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLVENTS;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

CATALYST; COMPOSITE; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; NANOTUBE; NYLON 6; PURIFICATION; SOLVENT; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 70450221670     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.09.018     Document Type: Article

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