Effect of Different Chemical Modification Systems on Thermal and Electrical Conductivity of Functionalized Multiwall Carbon Nanotube/Epoxy Nanocomposites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 869-876

  Barikani, Mehdi ^a   Hasanzadeh, Iraj ^a  

^a IRAN POLYMER AND PETROCHEMICAL INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chemical modification; Electrical properties; Epoxy; Multiwall carbon nanotube; Nanocomposites; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; EPOXY; EPOXY NANOCOMPOSITES; FRIEDEL-CRAFTS ACYLATION; FUNCTIONALIZED; LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; TRICARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

ACYLATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FRIEDEL-CRAFTS REACTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

EID: 84880003690     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2013.763351     Document Type: Article

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