Synthesis and characterisation of silica-carbon nanotube hybrid microparticles and their effect on the electrical properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) composites

Carbon

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 461-470

  Othman, Raja N ^a   Kinloch, Ian A ^a   Wilkinson, Arthur N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; ELECTRICAL PERCOLATION THRESHOLD; FLOATING CATALYST; MESOPOROUS SILICA; MESOPOROUS SILICA GEL; RADIAL SYMMETRYS; SILICA PARTICLES; SURFACE COVERAGES;

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COMPOSITE FILMS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SILICA; SILICA GEL; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84878559681     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.04.062     Document Type: Article

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