Synergistic effect of self-assembled carboxylic acid-functionalized carbon nanotubes and carbon fiber for improved electro-activated polymeric shape-memory nanocomposite

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 23, 2013, Pages

  Lu, Haibao ^a   Min Huang, Wei ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES (CNT); ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; SELF-ASSEMBLED; SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS; SHAPE RECOVERY; SHAPE-MEMORY; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; VAN DER WAALS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERS; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 84879119501     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4811134     Document Type: Article

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