Thermally expanded graphene nanoplates/polydimethylsiloxane composites with high dielectric constant, low dielectric loss and improved actuated strain

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 99, Issue , 2014, Pages 37-44

  Tian, Ming ^a   Wei, Zhaoyang ^a   Zan, Xiaoqing ^a   Zhang, Liqun ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a,b   Ma, Qin ^a,b   Ning, Nanying ^a   Nishi, Toshio ^b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dielectric properties; Nanocomposites; Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); Thermally expanded graphene nanoplates (TGNPs)

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GRAPHENE; MICROCHANNELS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SILICONES;

AFTER HIGH TEMPERATURE; DIELECTRIC COMPOSITES; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; NANOPLATES; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); SOLUTION MIXING METHODS;

DIELECTRIC LOSSES;

EID: 84901442973     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2014.05.004     Document Type: Article

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