Synthesis, mechanical, and barrier properties of LDPE/graphene nanocomposites using vinyl triethoxysilane as a coupling agent

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 869-878

  Wang, Jingchao ^b   Xu, Chunhui ^b   Hu, Huating ^b   Wan, Li ^b   Chen, Rong ^b   Zheng, Han ^b   Liu, Fangming ^b   Zhang, Min ^b   Shang, Xiaopeng ^b   Wang, Xianbao ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Barrier property; Covalent functionalization; Graphene; Mechanical property; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION RATIO; BARRIER PROPERTIES; COHESIVE ENERGIES; COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE; COVALENT FUNCTIONALIZATION; COVALENTLY BONDED; FTIR; GRAPHENE SHEETS; INFRARED SPECTRUM; INTERFACE CONTROL; INTERFACE STRUCTURES; NOVEL METHODS; PERMEABILITY MEASUREMENTS; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; RAMAN SPECTRA; TRIETHOXYSILANE; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

COUPLING AGENTS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GRAPHENE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSHEETS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TOLUENE;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

GRAPHENE; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE; NANOCOMPOSITE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; POLYETHYLENE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL TRIETHOXYSILANE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COVALENT BOND; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; RIGIDITY; SYNTHESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 79956100467     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-010-0088-y     Document Type: Article

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