Selective location and conductive network formation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in polycarbonate/poly(vinylidene fluoride) blends

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1016-1021

  Su, Chang ^a   Xu, Lihuan ^a   Zhang, Cheng ^a   Zhu, Jun ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Functional composites; B. Electrical properties; D. Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON NANOTUBES; A. FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITES; ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; ANNEALING TREATMENTS; B. ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITES; CONDUCTIVE NETWORKS; DYNAMIC PROCESS; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; IN-SITU; MELT MIXING; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; SCANNING ELECTRONS; VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FILLED POLYMERS; POLYMER MELTS; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLVENTS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 79954977756     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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