Electrical and thermal property enhancement of fiber-reinforced polymer laminate composites through controlled implementation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 2009-2015

  Yamamoto, Namiko ^a   Guzman de Villoria, Roberto ^a   Wardle, Brian L ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Hybrid composites; B. Electrical properties; B. Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

AC ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBES; ALIGNED CNTS; COMPLEMENTARY METHODS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HYBRID COMPOSITES; INDIVIDUAL FIBERS; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL; MULTISCALES; SENSING APPLICATIONS; SYSTEM HEALTH MONITORING; THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; WEIGHT FRACTIONS;

ALUMINA; CARBON FIBERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING; ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES; FIBERS; HYBRID MATERIALS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84867306723     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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