Effect of molecular weight on isothermal crystallization kinetics of multi-walled carbon nanotubes-graft-poly(ε-caprolactone)

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 93, Issue , 2014, Pages 23-29

  Zhou, Bing ^a   He, Wei Na ^a   Jiang, Xuan Yao ^a   Tong, Zai Zai ^a   Xu, Jun Ting ^a   Fan, Zhi Qiang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Nanocomposite; A. Polymers; B. Thermal properties; D. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)

Indexed keywords

AVRAMI EXPONENT; CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; CRYSTALLIZATION ACTIVATION ENERGY; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; CRYSTALLIZATION RATES; GRAFTING DENSITIES; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; NUCLEATION EFFECT;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CHAIN LENGTH; CHAINS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; ISOTHERMS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEATION; POLYMERS;

GRAFTING (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84892860997     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.12.012     Document Type: Article

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