Fabrication and characterization of graphene oxide-reinforced poly(vinyl alcohol)-based hybrid composites by the sol-gel method

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 102, Issue , 2014, Pages 51-58

  Jiang, Shu Dong ^a   Bai, Zhi Man ^a   Tang, Gang ^a   Hu, Yuan ^a   Song, Lei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

A. Hybrid composites; B. Mechanical properties; B. Thermal properties; E. Sol gel methods

Indexed keywords

FIRE RESISTANCE; GRAPHENE; HYBRID MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; REINFORCEMENT; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS;

COVALENT FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; E. SOL-GEL METHODS; FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE OXIDE NANOSHEETS; HOMOGENEOUS DISPERSIONS; HYBRID COMPOSITES; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON;

SOL-GEL PROCESS; GRAPHENE;

EID: 84905367881     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2014.06.029     Document Type: Article

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