Electrical and rheological properties of MWCNT/polycarbonate nanocomposites

Polymer Bulletin

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1709-1721

  Choi, Won Seok ^a,b   Ryu, Sung Hun ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Daegu Technopark   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Functionalization; Multiwall carbon nanotube; Nanocomposite; Polycarbonate

Indexed keywords

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; AUTOMATA THEORY; DISPERSIONS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; POLYCARBONATES; POLYMERIZATION; SOLVENTS; STYRENE;

CARBON NANOTUBE NANOCOMPOSITES; ELECTRICAL PERCOLATION; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; PERCOLATION BEHAVIOR; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION; SURFACE INITIATED-ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84892973056     PISSN: 01700839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00289-013-0955-7     Document Type: Article

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