Functionalized-graphene/ethylene vinyl acetate co-polymer composites for improved mechanical and thermal properties

Polymer Testing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 282-289

  Kuila, Tapas ^a   Khanra, Partha ^a   Mishra, Anata Kumar ^a   Kim, Nam Hoon ^a   Lee, Joong Hee ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ethylene vinyl acetate; Graphene; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposites; Thermogravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS MEDIUM; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATES; FUNCTIONALIZED; GRAPHITE OXIDE; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; OCTADECYL AMINE; SOLUTION MIXING; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION; SURFACE MODIFIERS; VINYL ACETATES;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ETHYLENE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GRAPHENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

POLYVINYL ACETATES;

EID: 84455170850     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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