Thermally reduced graphene oxide acting as a trap for multiwall carbon nanotubes in bi-filler epoxy composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 49, Issue , 2013, Pages 51-57

  Chandrasekaran, Swetha ^a   Faiella, Gabriella ^a   Prado, L A S A ^a   Tölle, Folke ^b   Mülhaupt, Rolf ^b   Schulte, Karl ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Electrical properties; B. Rheological properties

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PERCOLATION THRESHOLD; MULTI WALL CARBON NANOTUBE(MWCNT); PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS;

CARBON BLACK; CARBON NANOTUBES; CURING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERCOLATION (COMPUTER STORAGE); PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FILLERS;

EID: 84875132256     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2013.02.008     Document Type: Article

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