Numerical study of electrical behaviour in carbon nanotube composites

International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 1-4, 2012, Pages 21-27

  Spinelli, Giovanni ^a   Giustiniani, Alessandro ^a   Lamberti, Patrizia ^a   Tucci, Vincenzo ^a   Zamboni, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

electrical conductivity; Nanocomposites; numerical modeling

Indexed keywords

CARBON-NANOTUBE COMPOSITES; CONDUCTING CYLINDER; CONDUCTING PHASE; CUBIC MATRIX; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; INFLUENCING PARAMETERS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; POLYMERIC NANOCOMPOSITES; RANDOM DISTRIBUTION; RESISTOR NETWORK; THREE DIMENSIONAL SPACE; TUNNELING EFFECTS; VOLUME LOADINGS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NUMERICAL MODELS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84867050249     PISSN: 13835416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2012-1438     Document Type: Conference Paper

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