Achieving high mid-IR bolometric responsivity for anisotropic composite materials from carbon nanotubes and polymers

Advanced Functional Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2177-2186

  Glamazda, Alexander Y ^a   Karachevtsev, Victor A ^a   Euler, William B ^b   Levitsky, Igor A ^b,c  

^a B VERKIN INSTITUTE FOR LOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING   (Ukraine)

^b University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^c Emitech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

anisotropic conductivity; carbon nanotube alignment; carbon nanotube polymer composites; fluctuation induced tunneling

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC COMPOSITES; ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVITY; BROAD SPECTRAL; CARBON NANOTUBE-POLYMER COMPOSITES; COMPOSITE-ANISOTROPY; NANOTUBE ALIGNMENT; NON-UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; PHOTORESPONSES; POLYMER COMPOSITE; RESPONSIVITY; SPECTRAL RANGE; TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT OF RESISTANCE; THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS;

ALIGNMENT; ANISOTROPY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; INFRARED IMAGING;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84861137565     PISSN: 1616301X     EISSN: 16163028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201102597     Document Type: Article

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