Impact of foaming on the broadband dielectric properties of multi-walled carbon nanotube/polystyrene composites

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 551-562

  Arjmand, Mohammad ^a   Mahmoodi, Mehdi ^a   Park, Simon ^a   Sundararaj, Uttandaraman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

carbon nanotube; chemical foaming blowing agent; dielectric properties; Injection foam molding; polystyrene foams

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; BLOWING AGENTS; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPRESSION MOLDING; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS; FOAMS; INJECTION MOLDING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; SOLVENTS;

CHEMICAL BLOWING AGENTS; CHEMICAL FOAMING; INSULATOR-CONDUCTOR TRANSITION; MICRO-INJECTION MOLDING; NANOTUBE CONCENTRATION; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; POLYSTYRENE FOAMS; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84909631612     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X14539778     Document Type: Article

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