Large-scale fabrication and electrical properties of an anisotropic conductive polymer composite utilizing preferable location of carbon nanotubes in a polymer blend

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1973-1979

  Gao, Jie Feng ^a   Yan, Ding Xiang ^a   Yuan, Bo ^a   Huang, Hua Dong ^a   Li, Zhong Ming ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Functional composites; A. Short fiber composites; B. Electrical properties; C. Anisotropy; E. Extrusion

Indexed keywords

A. SHORT-FIBER COMPOSITES; C. ANISOTROPY; E. EXTRUSION; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITES;

ANISOTROPY; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; EXTRUSION; LASERS; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 77956914514     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.07.019     Document Type: Article

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