Effect of carbon nanotube length and density on the properties of carbon nanotube-coated carbon fiber/polyester composites

Carbon

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3098-3106

  Agnihotri, Prabhat ^a   Basu, Sumit ^a   Kar, K K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRITICAL GROWTH; CVD REACTORS; DIPCOATING METHODS; ELECTROLESS; FIBER SURFACE; GROWTH TIME; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRESS; NI CATALYSTS; RUNTIMES; STORAGE MODULI;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COATINGS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 79955566749     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.03.032     Document Type: Article

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