Electrical conductivity of PUR/MWCNT nanocomposites in the molten state, during crystallization and in the solid state

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2078-2086

  Fernández, Mercedes ^a   Landa, Maite ^a   Muñoz, María Eugenia ^a   Santamaría, Anton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Nanotubes; Polymer nanocomposites; Rheology

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE NETWORKS; CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MOLTEN STATE; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYURETHANE MATRIX; SEMICRYSTALLINES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORKS; VOLUME SHRINKAGE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; SOLVENTS;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

EID: 80054682542     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2011.07.026     Document Type: Article

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