Functionalised graphene sheets as effective high dielectric constant fillers

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-6

  Romasanta, Laura J ^a   Hernández, Marianella ^a   López Manchado, Miguel A ^a   Verdejo, Raquel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dielectric properties; Graphene; Interfacial polarisation; Nanocomposites; Silicones

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; GRAPHENE SHEETS; HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; LOW DIELECTRIC LOSS; NANO-FILLERS; NANOFILLER; POLYMER COMPOSITE;

DIELECTRIC LOSSES; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PERMITTIVITY; POLARIZATION; SILICONES;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84856024867     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-6-508     Document Type: Article

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