Epoxy/MWCNT composite as temperature sensor and Electrical heating element

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 688-693

  Neitzert, Heinz C ^a   Vertuccio, Luigi ^a   Sorrentino, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs); electrical conductivity; epoxy resin; heater element; polymer nanocomposites; temperature sensor

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL HEATING; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; HEATER ELEMENT; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MULTI-WALLED; NANOTUBE NETWORKS; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TUNNELING MODELS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; ELECTRIC SWITCHGEAR; HEATING; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 79960205042     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2010.2068307     Document Type: Article

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