Role of interface on electrical conductivity of carbon nanotube/alumina nanocomposite

Ceramics International

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 2723-2729

  Sarkar, Soumya ^a   Das, Probal Kr ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL GLASS AND CERAMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

B. Electron microscopy; B. Interfaces; B. Nanocomposites; C. Electrical conductivity

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS INTERFACES; DC ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; GRAPHENE LAYERS; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY; LAYERED INTERFACES; LOW SINTERING TEMPERATURE;

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; GRAPHENE; LOADING; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; SINTERING;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

EID: 84889096602     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2013.10.049     Document Type: Article

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