Elastomers filled with exfoliated graphite as compliant electrodes

Carbon

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2409-2417

  Kujawski, M ^a   Pearse, J D ^a   Smela, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANT ELECTRODES; EXFOLIATED GRAPHITE; FILLER CONCENTRATION; LOW MODULUS; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

BLENDING; CARBON NANOTUBES; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; FILLERS; GRAPHITE; MICROCHANNELS; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; PERCOLATION (COMPUTER STORAGE); PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); PLASTICS; RUBBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICONES; SOLVENTS;

GRAPHITE ELECTRODES;

EID: 77953279118     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.02.040     Document Type: Article

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