Crystallization and mechanical properties of functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes/polyvinylidene fluoride composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 31, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 1417-1425

  Ma, Jing ^a   Haque, Rubaiyet Iftekharul ^a   Larsen, Raino Mikael ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

crystallization; dispersion; mechanical properties; Polyvinylidene flouride; single walled carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED; OCTADECYLAMINES; POLYVINYLIDENE FLOURIDE; SOLUTION BLENDING;

BLENDING; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NITRIC ACID; PURIFICATION; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 84868645969     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684412456747     Document Type: Article

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