A novel strategy for making poly(vinyl alcohol)/reduced graphite oxide nanocomposites by solvothermal reduction

Materials and Design

Volumn 54, Issue , 2014, Pages 520-525

  Li, Jingjing ^a   Shao, Leishan ^a   Yuan, Lihua ^a   Wang, Yinghan ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Nanocomposites; Solvothermal reduction; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ELASTIC MODULI; GRAPHITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE (DMSO); GRAPHITE OXIDE; NOVEL STRATEGIES; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); SOLVOTHERMAL REDUCTION; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS;

EID: 84884302270     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.08.090     Document Type: Article

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