Self assembled graphene/carbon nanotube/polystyrene hybrid nanocomposite by in situ microemulsion polymerization

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 252-259

  Patole, Archana S ^a   Patole, Shashikant P ^a,b   Jung, So Young ^a   Yoo, Ji Beom ^a,b   An, Jeong Ho ^a   Kim, Tae Ho ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Graphene; Nanocomposites; Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

CARBON FILLERS; EXTENDED CONJUGATION; GRAPHENE SHEETS; HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITES; IN-SITU; MICROEMULSION POLYMERIZATION; NEAT POLYMER; POLYMER NANOPARTICLES; POLYSTYRENE MATRIX; SELF-ASSEMBLED; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; WATER BASED;

CARBON NANOTUBES; FILLERS; GRAPHENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROEMULSIONS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 84855814471     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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