Effect of compressive strain on electric resistance of multi-wall carbon nanotube networks

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 294-304

  Slobodiana, P ^a   Rihab, P ^b   Lengalovac, A ^a   Olejnika, R ^a   Kimmerd, D ^c   Sahaa, P ^a  

^a TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY IN ZLIN   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF HYDRODYNAMICS   (Czech Republic)

^c SPUR as   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Buckypaper; Electric resistance; Mwnt network; Strain effect

Indexed keywords

BUCKYPAPER; COMPRESSIVE STRAIN; CONTACT NETWORKS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; MWNT NETWORK; STRAIN EFFECT;

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONDUCTOR; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79952987307     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080.2010.506522     Document Type: Article

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