Modifying the electrical behaviour of polypropylene/carbon nanotube composites by adding a second nanoparticle and by annealing processes

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 639-646

  Palza, H ^a   Garzon C ^a   Arias, O ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Clay; Hybrid composite materials; Metal nanoparticles; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING PROCESS; COPPER METAL; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXCLUDED VOLUME; GEOMETRICAL PERCOLATION; HYBRID COMPOSITE MATERIALS; LAYERED SILICA; NANOTUBE COMPOSITES; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PERCOLATED NETWORK; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES; THIRD COMPONENT;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CLAY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FILLERS; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); POLYPROPYLENES; SILICA;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84861977090     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2012.68     Document Type: Article

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