Segmental relaxations and crystallization-induced phase separation in PVDF/PMMA blends in the presence of surface-functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 28, 2013, Pages 8589-8602

  Sharma, Maya ^a   Sharma, Keshav ^a   Bose, Suryasarathi ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; ESTERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BROAD-BAND DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; PHASE SEPARATION TEMPERATURES; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 84880566064     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4033723     Document Type: Article

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