Formation and mechanical characterisation of SU8 composite films reinforced with horizontally aligned and high volume fraction CNTs

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1301-1308

  Jiang, Liudi ^a   Spearing, S M ^a   Monclus, M A ^b   Jennett, N M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Nano composites; B. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON NANOTUBES; A. NANO COMPOSITES; ALIGNED CNTS; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; CONSOLIDATION PROCESS; EPOXY COMPOSITE; HIGH VOLUME FRACTION; HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT; IN-SITU; LONGITUDINAL MODULUS; MATRIX; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISATION; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MECHANICAL COMPONENTS; PRACTICAL PROCESS; REINFORCED COMPOSITES; TRANSVERSE MODULUS;

ALIGNMENT; CARBON FILMS; CARBON NANOTUBES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOINDENTATION; TITRATION; VOLUME FRACTION;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 80955178335     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.04.017     Document Type: Article

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