Strain-sensitive Raman spectroscopy and electrical resistance of carbon nanotube-coated glass fibre sensors

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1548-1555

  Liu, Li ^a   Ma, Peng Cheng ^a,b   Xu, Miao ^a   Khan, Shafi Ullah ^a   Kim, Jang Kyo ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b XINJIANG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Glass fibres; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Electrical properties; D. Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GLASS FIBERS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; YARN;

DEFORMATION AND DAMAGES; EFFICIENT STRESS TRANSFERS; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; ELECTRICAL RESPONSE; FIBRE FRAGMENTATION; FIBRE/MATRIX INTERFACES; NANO-COMPOSITE COATING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84864413766     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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