Evolution of agglomerate structure of carbon nanotubes in multi-walled carbon nanotubes/polymer composite melt: A rheo-electrical study

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3281-3287

  Ke, Kai ^a   Wang, Yu ^a   Luo, Yong ^a   Yang, Wei ^a   Xie, Bang Hu ^a   Yang, Ming Bo ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Electrical properties; B. Microstructures; B. Rheological properties

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATE STRUCTURE; CARBON NANOTUBES/POLYMER COMPOSITES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PERCOLATION THRESHOLD; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; MELT STATE; MULTI-WALLED; NANO-FILLERS; POLYMER COMPOSITE; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT; VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

ANNEALING; CARBON; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FILLERS; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 84866731807     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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