The role of interfacial compatibilizer in controlling the electrical conductivity and piezoresistive behavior of the nanocomposites based on RTV silicone rubber/graphite nanosheets

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 213-219

  Soltani, R ^a   Katbab, A A ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Expanded graphite (EG); Interfacial compatibilizer; Piezoresistive behavior; Room temperature vulcanized silicone rubber (RTVSR)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXPANDED GRAPHITE; INTERFACIAL COMPATIBILIZERS; PIEZO-RESISTIVE BEHAVIOR; ROOM TEMPERATURE VULCANIZED SILICONE RUBBER;

ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; GRAPHITE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSHEETS; RHEOLOGY; RUBBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICONES; SOLVENTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

EID: 77957658937     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2010.07.019     Document Type: Article

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