Sandwiched carbon nanotube film as strain sensor

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2711-2717

  Njuguna, M K ^a   Yan, C ^a   Hu, N ^b   Bell, J M ^a   Yarlagadda, P K D V ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; A. Polymer matrix composites; A. Smart materials; B. Electrical properties

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBE FILMS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPOXY LAYERS; GAUGE FACTORS; HIGH SENSITIVITY; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MECHANICAL STRAIN; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; STRAIN SENSING; STRAIN SENSITIVITY; STRAIN SENSORS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GAGES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; SENSORS;

STRAIN;

EID: 84862886259     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.04.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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