Influence of the MWCNT surface functionalization on the thermoelectric properties of melt-mixed polycarbonate composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 101, Issue , 2014, Pages 133-138

  Liebscher, Marco ^a,b   Gärtner, Titus ^a,b   Tzounis, Lazaros ^a,b   Mičušík, Matej ^c   Pötschke, Petra ^a   Stamm, Manfred ^a,b   Heinrich, Gert ^a,b   Voit, Brigitte ^a,b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c POLYMER INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Nano composites; B. Electrical properties; B. Thermal properties; Thermoelectric properties

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; POLYCARBONATES; SEEBECK COEFFICIENT; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

CARBOXYL-FUNCTIONALIZED; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; COMPOSITE MORPHOLOGY; CONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITES; ELECTRICAL PERCOLATION THRESHOLD; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION; THERMOELECTRIC FIGURE OF MERIT; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84904892263     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2014.07.009     Document Type: Article

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