A simulation study on the effects of shear flow on the microstructure and electrical properties of carbon nanotube/polymer composites

Polymer

Volumn 52, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 5178-5185

  Eken, A E ^a   Tozzi, E J ^b   Klingenberg, D J ^c   Bauhofer, W ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

CNT Polymer composites; Electrical properties; Fiber level simulations

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEARING; SHEARING MACHINES; YARN;

CARBON NANOTUBE/POLYMER COMPOSITES; CONDUCTIVITY FLUCTUATIONS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FIBER-LEVEL SIMULATIONS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NANOTUBE ORIENTATION; PERCOLATING CLUSTERS; TUNNELING RESISTANCE;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 80053898703     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2011.08.041     Document Type: Article

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