Controlling carbon nanofibre morphology for improved composite reinforcement

International Journal of Materials and Structural Integrity

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 179-186

  Atwater, Mark A ^a   Leseman, Zayd C ^a   Phillips, Jonathan ^a  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofibre; Morphology; Palladium

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOFIBERS; FLOW OF GASES; PALLADIUM; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

ADVANCED COMPOSITES; CARBON NANOFIBRES; COMPOSITE REINFORCEMENT; FUEL-RICH COMBUSTION; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OVERALL PROPERTIES; PALLADIUM PARTICLES; PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS;

MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 77949485420     PISSN: 17450055     EISSN: 17450063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMSI.2009.028612     Document Type: Article

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