The effect of the ultrasonication pre-treatment of graphene oxide (GO) on the mechanical properties of GO/polyvinyl alcohol composites

Carbon

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 321-327

  Li, Yuanqing ^a   Umer, Rehan ^a   Samad, Yarjan Abdul ^a   Zheng, Lianxi ^b   Liao, Kin ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY INPUTS; GRAPHENE OXIDES; PRE-TREATMENT; REINFORCEMENT EFFECTS; SHEET SIZE; ULTRA-SONICATION; VINYLALCOHOL;

CARBON; CHEMISTRY; NONMETALS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84873410465     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2012.12.071     Document Type: Article

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