In situ polymerization of graphene oxide and cyanate ester-epoxy with enhanced mechanical and thermal properties

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 316, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 549-557

  Ren, Fang ^a   Zhu, Guangming ^a   Ren, Penggang ^b   Wang, Yongkun ^a   Cui, Xiaoping ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cyanate ester; Epoxy; Graphene oxide; Mechanical properties; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ESTERS; GRAPHENE OXIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERIZATION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CYANATE ESTERS; EPOXY; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; INTERPLANAR SPACINGS; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES; THERMAL BEHAVIORS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84922551853     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.07.159     Document Type: Article

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