Morphological, thermal, and electrical characterization of syndiotactic polypropylene/multiwalled carbon nanotube composites

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1044-1056

  Pollatos, E ^a   Logakis, E ^b   Chatzigeorgiou, P ^a   Peoglos, V ^b   Zuburtikudis, I ^c   Gjoka, M ^d   Viras, K ^a   Pissis, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^d INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Greece)

Author keywords

carbon nanotubes; electrical properties; morphology; nanocomposites; syndiotactic polypropylene; thermal properties

Indexed keywords

CARBON-NANOTUBE COMPOSITES; CRYSTALLINE FORM; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTRICAL PERCOLATION THRESHOLD; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HEAT CAPACITIES; ISOTACTICS; MATRIX; MELT MIXING; SYNDIOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; SYNDIOTACTICS; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GLASS TRANSITION; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLVENTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 77955619691     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222341003609708     Document Type: Article

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