Enhancement of carbon nanotube fibres using different solvents and polymers

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1402-1407

  Li, Shan ^a   Zhang, Xiaohua ^b   Zhao, Jingna ^b   Meng, Fancheng ^b,c   Xu, Geng ^b,c   Yong, Zhenzhong ^b   Jia, Jingjing ^a   Zhang, Zuoguang ^a   Li, Qingwen ^b  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUZHOU INSTITUTE OF NANO TECH AND NANO BIONICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Fibres; B. Electrical properties; B. Mechanical properties; Liquid infiltration

Indexed keywords

BISMALEIMIDES; CROSS-LINKED POLYMERS; DIFFERENT SOLVENTS; FIBRE STRENGTH; LIQUID INFILTRATION; LOAD TRANSFER; LONG CHAINS; N-DIMETHYL FORMAMIDE; N-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDONE; NON-VOLATILE; OH GROUP; POLAR SOLVENTS;

ACETONE; CARBON NANOTUBES; CROSSLINKING; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ETHANOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FIBERS; LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84863222181     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.05.013     Document Type: Article

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