Enhanced dispersion for electrical percolation behavior of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in polymer nanocomposites using simple powder mixing and in situ polymerization with surface treatment of the fillers

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 89, Issue , 2013, Pages 29-37

  Noh, Ye Ji ^a   Pak, Seong Yeol ^b   Hwang, Soon Hyoung ^b   Hwang, Jun Yeon ^a   Kim, Seong Yun ^a   Youn, Jae Ryoun ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Functional composites; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Electrical properties

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC BUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PERCOLATION; FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITES; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE;

DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MIXING; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERIZATION; SOLVENTS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

EID: 84886024503     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.09.013     Document Type: Article

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