Grafting of epoxy chains onto graphene oxide for epoxy composites with improved mechanical and thermal properties

Carbon

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 467-480

  Wan, Yan Jun ^a   Tang, Long Cheng ^a   Gong, Li Xiu ^a   Yan, Dong ^b   Li, Yi Bao ^c   Wu, Lian Bin ^a   Jiang, Jian Xiong ^a   Lai, Guo Qiao ^a  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c GANNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGLYCIDYL ETHER OF BISPHENOL-A; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTY; FRACTURE SURFACE ANALYSIS; GRAPHENE OXIDES; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; QUASISTATIC FRACTURE; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION;

ELASTIC MODULI; EPOXY RESINS; GRAPHENE; SURFACE ANALYSIS; TENSILE TESTING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

FILLED POLYMERS;

EID: 84892826169     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.12.050     Document Type: Article

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