New approach for distribution of carbon nanotubes in alumina matrix

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1845-1851

  Hanzel, Ondrej ^a   Sedláček, Jaroslav ^a   Šajgalík, Pavol ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Carbon nanotubes; Electrical conductivity; Freeze granulation; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894289370     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2014.01.020     Document Type: Article

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