Progress on the morphological control of conductive network in conductive polymer composites and the use as electroactive multifunctional materials

Progress in Polymer Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 627-655

  Deng, Hua ^a   Lin, Lin ^a   Ji, Mizhi ^a   Zhang, Shuangmei ^a   Yang, Mingbo ^a   Fu, Qiang ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conductive network; Conductive polymer composites; Electrical percolation threshold; Electroactive multifunctional; Morphological control; Sensing

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CHARACTERIZATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FILLERS; MORPHOLOGY; THERMOELECTRICITY;

CONDUCTIVE NETWORKS; CONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITES; ELECTRICAL PERCOLATION THRESHOLD; ELECTRO ACTIVES; MORPHOLOGICAL CONTROL; SENSING;

CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS;

EID: 84897068408     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2013.07.007     Document Type: Review

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