Observation of strong nano-effect via tuning distributed architecture of graphene oxide in poly(propylene carbonate)

Nanotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Gao, Jian ^a   Bai, Hongwei ^a   Zhou, Xin ^b   Yang, Guanghui ^a   Xu, Chenlong ^a   Zhang, Qin ^a   Chen, Feng ^a   Fu, Qiang ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Sichuan Petrochemical Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CO-CONTINUOUS STRUCTURE; CRITICAL CHALLENGES; DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE; HIGH-TEMPERATURE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLY(PROPYLENE CARBONATE); POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; SOLVENT EXCHANGES; SOLVENT RESISTANCE;

DISPERSIONS; FILLED POLYMERS; FILLERS; GRAPHENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84890722808     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/2/025702     Document Type: Article

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