Carbon nanotube grafted silica fibres: Characterising the interface at the single fibre level

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 393-399

  Qian, Hui ^a   Bismarck, Alexander ^a   Greenhalgh, Emile S ^a   Shaffer, Milo S P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Hybrid composites; B. Fragmentation; B. Interfacial strength; E. Chemical vapour deposition (CVD)

Indexed keywords

APPARENT INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRENGTH; B. INTERFACIAL STRENGTH; CATALYST ETCHING; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; FIBRE STRENGTH; FIBRE SURFACES; GROWTH REACTIONS; HYBRID COMPOSITES; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; INTERFACIAL STRENGTH; MODEL COMPOSITES; POLYMER COMPOSITE; SILICA FIBRES; SINGLE FIBRE FRAGMENTATION TESTS; TENSILE TESTS; WELL-ALIGNED;

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CARBON NANOTUBES; CONTACT ANGLE; ESTERS; FIBERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); SHEAR STRENGTH; SILICA; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

CARBON FIBER; CATALYST; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COMPOSITE; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; NANOTUBE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; STRENGTH; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 72949116559     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.11.014     Document Type: Article

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