Effect of surfactant treatment on thermal stability and mechanical properties of CNT/polybenzoxazine nanocomposites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 1968-1976

  Kaleemullah, Muhammad ^a   Khan, Shafi Ullah ^a   Kim, Jang Kyo ^a  

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

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Nanocomposites; B. Surface treatments; B. Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GLASS TRANSITION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THERMAL EXPANSION; YARN;

AMELIORATING EFFECT; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; DIMENSIONAL CONTROL; EPOXY NANOCOMPOSITES; EPOXY-BASED NANOCOMPOSITES; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; MECHANICAL AND THERMO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SURFACTANT TREATMENT;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84867313563     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.08.020     Document Type: Article

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