Phase morphology and enhanced thermal/mechanical properties of polyamide 46/graphene oxide nanocomposites

Polymer Testing

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 953-962

  Chiu, Fang Chyou ^a   Huang, I Neng ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Graphene oxide; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposites; Polyamide 46; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

BRILL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL ANNEALING; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HIGH INTENSITY; IN-SITU X-RAY DIFFRACTION; MORPHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS; NANOSCALE-DISPERSION; OXIDATION TREATMENTS; PHASE MORPHOLOGY; POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPES; POLYAMIDE 46; SOLUTION MIXING; ULTRA-SONICATION;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FORMIC ACID; GRAPHITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84864356659     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2012.06.014     Document Type: Article

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