Silver nanowire/thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer nanocomposites: Thermal, mechanical, and dielectric properties

Materials and Design

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 398-404

  Mi, Hao Yang ^a,b,c   Li, Zheng ^d   Turng, Lih Sheng ^b,c   Sun, Yugang ^d   Gong, Shaoqin ^b,c  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^d ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectric property; Elastomer; Nanocomposites; Silver nanowire; Thermoplastic polyurethane

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC LOSSES; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYURETHANES; REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; NUCLEATING AGENTS; POLYURETHANE ELASTOMERS; POLYVINYL PYRROLIDONE; SILVER NANOWIRES; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES; ULTIMATE STRENGTH; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 84890083325     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.11.029     Document Type: Article

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