Effect of nanorod zinc oxide on electrical and optical properties of starch-based polymer nanocomposites

Journal of Physical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-28

  Rahman, M A A ^a   Mahmud, Shahrom ^a   Karim Alias, Abdul ^b   Nor, Abdul Fauzi Mohd ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^c SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Polymer nanocomposites; Relative dielectric; Tangent loss; UV absorbance; UV transmission; Zinc oxide nanorods

Indexed keywords

POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; RELATIVE DIELECTRIC; TANGENT LOSS; UV ABSORBANCE; UV TRANSMISSION; ZINC OXIDE NANORODS;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FILLERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANORODS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; STARCH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84882948614     PISSN: 16753402     EISSN: 21804230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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