Development of polymer composites using modified, high-structural integrity graphene platelets

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 91, Issue , 2014, Pages 82-90

  Ma, Jun ^a,b   Meng, Qingshi ^a   Zaman, Izzuddin ^c   Zhu, Shenmin ^d   Michelmore, Andrew ^a   Kawashima, Nobuyuki ^a   Wang, Chun H ^e   Kuan, Hsu Chiang ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FAR EAST UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^d SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Functional composites; A. Nano composites; A. Nano particles; B. Fracture toughness; B. Interface; Graphene (nominated)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITES; GRAPHENE PLATELETS; GRAPHITE NANOPLATELETS; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES;

ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PLATELETS; POLYMERS; STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84890870646     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.11.017     Document Type: Article

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