Selective localization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in thermoplastic elastomer blends: An effective method for tunable resistivity-strain sensing behavior

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 92, Issue , 2014, Pages 16-26

  Ji, Mizhi ^a   Deng, Hua ^a   Yan, Dongxue ^a   Li, Xiaoyu ^a   Duan, Lingyan ^a   Fu, Qiang ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Electrical properties; C. Deformation; C. Modelling

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE NETWORKS; CONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITES; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); SELECTIVE LOCALIZATIONS; STYRENE BUTADIENE STYRENES; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES; TUNNELING DISTANCE;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; STYRENE; WETTING;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84891359363     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.11.018     Document Type: Article

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