Enhanced electrical properties in percolative low-density polyethylene/carbon nanotubes nanocomposites

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 645-652

  Song, Hong Tao ^a   Dang, Zhi Min ^a   Lv, Jing ^a   Yao, Sheng Hong ^a   Zha, Jun Wei ^a   Yin, Yi ^b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cable; Conductivity; Dielectric permittivity; LDPE; MWCNT; Nanocomposite; Percolation theory

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVITY; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; LDPE; MELT BLENDING; PERCOLATION THEORY; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; SHEAR RATES; SHIELD LAYERS;

BLENDING; CABLES; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; PERCOLATION (COMPUTER STORAGE); PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); PERMITTIVITY; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

SOLVENTS;

EID: 77954201454     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2010.5492234     Document Type: Article

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