Mechanical and electrical property enhancement in exfoliated graphene nanoplatelet/liquid crystalline polymer nanocomposites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 371-375

  Biswas, Sanjib ^a   Fukushima, Hiroyuki ^a   Drzal, Lawrence T ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Graphene; B. Electrical properties; B. Nanocomposite; C. Liquid crystal polymer

Indexed keywords

A. GRAPHENE; B. ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; B. NANOCOMPOSITE; C. LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER; CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FABRICATION TECHNIQUE; FILLER LOADING; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMER; MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL MODULUS; NANO-PLATELETS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; GRAPHENE; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL CLADDING; NANOCOMPOSITES;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 79951513034     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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