Superposition approach for description of electrical conductivity in sheared MWNT/polycarbonate melts

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 438-453

  Saphiannikova, M ^a   Skipa, T ^b   Lellinger, D ^b   Alig, I ^b   Heinrich, G ^a,c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR STRUCTURAL DURABILITY AND SYSTEM RELIABILITY LBF   (Germany)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Modeling; Multi wall carbon nanotubes; Nanocomposites; Shear flow

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE PARTICLE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FILLER NETWORK; FILLER PARTICLES; FLOW CONDITION; KINETIC EQUATIONS; MIXING RULES; NON-PERCOLATING; PERCOLATION THEORY; PHASE VOLUME FRACTION; POLYMER COMPOSITE; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; TRANSIENT SHEAR; WELL-DISPERSED;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FILLERS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MODELS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); POLYMER MELTS;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 84859198760     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2012.47     Document Type: Article

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