Polypropylene/graphene nanosheet nanocomposites by in situ polymerization: Synthesis, characterization and fundamental properties

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 84, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-7

  Milani, Marcéo A ^a   González, Darío ^b   Quijada, Raúl ^b   Basso, Nara R S ^c   Cerrada, Maria L ^d   Azambuja, Denise S ^a   Galland, Griselda B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Nano composites; B. Electrical properties; B. Mechanical properties; D. Dynamical mechanical thermal properties (DMTA); Graphene nanosheets

Indexed keywords

D. DYNAMICAL MECHANICAL THERMAL PROPERTIES (DMTA); DEGRADATION TEMPERATURES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES; GRAPHENE NANOSHEETS; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; MOLECULAR CHARACTERISTICS;

ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GRAPHENE; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANOMETALLICS; POLYMERIZATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

NANOSHEETS;

EID: 84879263423     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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