Processing and electrical characterization of a unidirectional CFRP composite filled with double walled carbon nanotubes

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-26

  El Sawi, Ihab ^a,b   Olivier, Philippe A ^b   Demont, Philippe ^b   Bougherara, Habiba ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Electrical properties; Tunneling conduction

Indexed keywords

BEST FIT; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER; CFRP COMPOSITES; COMPOSITE LAMINATE; DOUBLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; ELECTRON CONDUCTION; LAMINATE THICKNESS; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; NON-LINEAR VARIATION; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; TUNNELING CONDUCTION; VOLUME CONTENT;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 84867319409     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.08.016     Document Type: Article

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