Towards physical properties tailoring of carbon nanotubes-reinforced ceramic matrix composites

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3001-3020

  Zapata Solvas, E ^a   Gomez Garcia D ^a   Dominguez Rodriguez A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Ceramic matrix composites; Dispersion; Microstructure; Multifunctional properties

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATRIX; CURRENT STATUS; MULTIFUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; NANO-SCALE OBJECTS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84862500140     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2012.04.018     Document Type: Review

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