Progress in imidazolium ionic liquids assisted fabrication of carbon nanotube and graphene polymer composites

Polymers

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 847-872

  Peng, Rengui ^a   Wang, Yuanzhen ^a   Tang, Wei ^a   Yang, Yingkui ^a   Xie, Xiaolin ^b  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Graphene; Ionic liquids; Nanocomposites; Polymers

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL CHALLENGES; GAS BARRIER PROPERTIES; GRAPHENE-POLYMER COMPOSITES; HYDROCARBON POLYMERS; IMIDAZOLIUM IONIC LIQUIDS; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYMERIC IONIC LIQUIDS; THERMAL REDUCTION;

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FABRICATION; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; IONIC LIQUIDS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERS;

GRAPHENE;

ASSEMBLY; FLUORINE; POLYMERS;

EID: 84883303244     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym5020847     Document Type: Article

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