Improving dielectric properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites: Effects of surface functionalization of exfoliated graphene

Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 678-690

  Wang, Shuaijie ^a   Liu, Liangsen ^a   Zeng, Yan ^a   Zhou, Baoming ^a   Teng, Kunyue ^a   Ma, Meijun ^a   Chen, Lei ^a   Xu, Zhiwei ^a  

^a TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

carbonyl group; dielectric permittivity; functionalized graphene; phase

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC LOSSES; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GRAPHENE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CARBONYL GROUPS; CHEMICAL FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTRA; FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE; POLY (VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE)(PVDF); POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE) COMPOSITES; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION;

PERMITTIVITY;

EID: 84922014412     PISSN: 01694243     EISSN: 15685616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01694243.2014.1003497     Document Type: Article

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