Determinant role of tunneling resistance in electrical conductivity of polymer composites reinforced by well dispersed carbon nanotubes

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Yu, Y ^a   Song, G ^a   Sun, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION EFFICIENCY; CONDUCTING NANOTUBES; CONDUCTION PATHS; CRITICAL BEHAVIOR; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; ELECTRON CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; IMPROVED COMPUTATION; INSULATING MATRIX; INSULATING POLYMER; MATRIX; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; NANO-FILLERS; NANOFILLER; PERCOLATION THEORY; POLYMER COMPOSITE; POLYMER MOLECULE; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENTS; RESISTOR NETWORK; SIMULATION RESULT; TUNNELING RESISTANCE; WELL-DISPERSED;

ASPECT RATIO; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; ELECTRON TUBES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NANOCOMPOSITES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RESISTORS; SOLVENTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 78149459257     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3499628     Document Type: Article

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