A facile approach to the fabrication of graphene-based nanocomposites by latex mixing and in situ reduction

Colloid and Polymer Science

Volumn 291, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2279-2287

  Li, Hui ^a   Wu, Siduo ^a   Wu, Jinrong ^a   Huang, Guangsu ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamic mechanics property; Electric conductivity; Graphene; Nanocomposite; Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; MIXING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSHEETS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLYSTYRENES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GRAPHENE NANOSHEETS; HYDRAZINE HYDRATE; MECHANICS PROPERTY; PARTICLE SUSPENSIONS; PREPARATION PROCESS; SUBSEQUENT REDUCTION;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84885316618     PISSN: 0303402X     EISSN: 14351536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00396-013-2959-0     Document Type: Article

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