Effect of length of carbon nanotubes on electromagnetic interference shielding and mechanical properties of their reinforced epoxy composites

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Singh, B P ^a,b   Saini, Kamal ^a   Choudhary, Veena ^b   Teotia, Satish ^a   Pande, Shailaja ^a   Saini, Parveen ^a   Mathur, R B ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic interference shielding; Epoxy resin; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

ALIGNED BUNDLES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE SHIELDING; EMI SHIELDING EFFECTIVENESS; MICROWAVE ABSORBERS; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; REINFORCED EPOXY; SHIELDING PROPERTIES;

DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE INTERFERENCE; EPOXY RESINS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; PERCOLATION (COMPUTER STORAGE); PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHIELDING; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE;

LOADING;

EPOXY RESIN; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOCOMPOSITE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MECHANICS; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRENGTH; THICKNESS;

EID: 84889022923     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-013-2161-9     Document Type: Article

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