Multi-scale numerical simulations on piezoresistivity of CNT/polymer nanocomposites

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Hu, Bin ^a   Hu, Ning ^b   Li, Yuan ^c   Akagi, Kentaro ^b   Yuan, Weifeng ^d   Watanabe, Tomonori ^b   Cai, Yong ^d  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Conductive network; Nanocomposite; Piezoresistivity; Tunneling effect

Indexed keywords

3D NUMERICAL MODEL; CONDUCTIVE CARBON NANOTUBES; CONDUCTIVE NETWORKS; INSULATING POLYMER; MECHANICAL STRAIN; MULTISCALES; NANO-FILLERS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PIEZORESISTIVITY; RESISTANCE CHANGE; RESISTOR NETWORK; STRAIN SENSORS; TUNNELING EFFECTS; WORKING MECHANISMS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; INSULATING MATERIALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NUMERICAL MODELS; SENSORS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 84866135932     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-402     Document Type: Article

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