Enhanced mechanical properties of silanized silica nanoparticle attached graphene oxide/epoxy composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 79, Issue , 2013, Pages 115-125

  Jiang, Tongwu ^a   Kuila, Tapas ^b   Kim, Nam Hoon ^a   Ku, Bon Cheol ^c   Lee, Joong Hee ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b CSIR CENTRAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

B. Interfacial strength; B. Mechanical properties; D. Photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS); D. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)

Indexed keywords

3-AMINOPROPYLTRIETHOXYSILANE; CHEMICAL FUNCTIONALIZATION; CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; INTERFACIAL STRENGTH; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY (XPS); SINGLE EDGE NOTCHED BENDING;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FILLED POLYMERS; GRAPHENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTRONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

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EID: 84876026783     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.02.018     Document Type: Article

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