Characterization and properties of in situ emulsion polymerized poly(methyl methacrylate)/graphene nanocomposites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1856-1861

  Kuila, Tapas ^a   Bose, Saswata ^a   Khanra, Partha ^a   Kim, Nam Hoon ^a   Rhee, Kyong Yop ^a,b   Lee, Joong Hee ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

B. Electrical properties; B. Mechanical properties; D. Thermal analysis; Graphene

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTRA; GRAPHITE OXIDE; IN-SITU; IN-SITU EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; PMMA MATRICES; REINFORCING FILLERS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE MODULI;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; ESTERS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GLASS TRANSITION; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERS; SPECTROSCOPY; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 80053321434     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.08.014     Document Type: Article

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