Effect of carbon black on electrical and rheological properties of graphite nanoplatelets/poly(ethylene-butyl acrylate) composites

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 66-76

  Oxfall, H ^a,b   Ariu, G ^a,c   Gkourmpis, T ^d   Rychwalski, R W ^a   Rigdahl, M ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SWEREA IVF   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^d BOREALIS AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electrical properties; Hybrid composites; Melt mixing; Nanocomposites; Rheology

Indexed keywords

NANOCOMPOSITES; RHEOLOGY;

BUTYL ACRYLATES; EFFECT OF CARBONS; GRAPHITE NANOPLATELETS; HYBRID COMPOSITES; MELT MIXING; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84908336625     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2015.7     Document Type: Article

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