Effect of temperature on electrical conduction behavior of polyvinylidene fluoride nanocomposites with carbon nanotubes and nanofibers

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 520-524

  He, Lin Xiang ^a   Tjong, Sie Chin ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofibers; Carbon nanotubes; Electrical conductivity; Nanocomposite; Pvdf

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOFIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOFIBERS; NANOTUBES; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE; YARN;

CURRENT-VOLTAGE RESPONSE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; NANOCOMPOSITE SYSTEMS; NONLINEAR CHARACTERISTICS; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; PVDF;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

CARBON NANOTUBE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOFIBER; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; NANOFABRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77958510987     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341310797575032     Document Type: Article

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