Electrical Properties and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Response of Electrically Conducting Thermosetting Nanocomposites

Thermoset Nanocomposites

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 211-237

  Saini, Parveen ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE SHIELDING;

ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING;

EID: 84927947552     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527659647.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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