Carbon nanofiber/polyethylene nanocomposite: Processing behavior, microstructure and electrical properties

Materials and Design

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 128-133

  Al Saleh, Mohammed H ^a   Gelves, Genaro A ^b   Sundararaj, Uttandaraman ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Composite material; Electrical conductivity; Microstructure; Polymers

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; FILLERS; LOADING; MAGNETIC SHIELDING; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOFIBERS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRICAL VOLUME RESISTIVITY; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS; EMI SHIELDING EFFECTIVENESS; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE(HDPE); NANOCOMPOSITE DISPERSIONS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84879163588     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.05.038     Document Type: Article

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