A new approach to determine rheological percolation of carbon nanotubes in microstructured polymer matrices

Carbon

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 64-71

  Mun, Sung Cik ^a   Kim, Mokwon ^a   Prakashan, K ^a   Jung, Hyuk Jin ^a   Son, Younggon ^b   Park, O Ok ^a,c  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Kongju National University   (South Korea)

^c Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOTUBES; PERCOLATION (COMPUTER STORAGE); PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); POLYMERS; SHEAR FLOW; SOLVENTS; YARN;

CROSSOVER POINTS; NEW APPROACHES; PERCOLATION THEORY; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; POLYMER MATRICES; POWER LAW RELATION; RADIUS OF GYRATION; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84892780468     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.09.056     Document Type: Article

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