Effect of fibre spinning conditions on the electrical properties of cellulose and carbon nanotube composite fibres spun using ionic liquid as a benign solvent

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 154-163

  Zhu, C ^a   Chen, J ^b   Koziol, K K ^b   Gilman, J W ^c   Trulove, P C ^d   Rahatekar, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Conductivity; Fibre spinning; Ionic liquid; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

CARBON-NANOTUBE COMPOSITES; CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE; DEGREE OF ALIGNMENTS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; FIBRE SPINNING; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALIGNMENT; CARBON NANOTUBES; CELLULOSE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXTRUSION; FIBERS; IONIC LIQUIDS; NANOCOMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WINDING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84891717831     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2014.19     Document Type: Article

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