Graphene networks and their influence on free-volume properties of graphene-epoxidized natural rubber composites with a segregated structure:Rheological and positron annihilation studies

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 12175-12184

  He, Canzhong ^a,b,c   She, Xiaodong ^b,c   Peng, Zheng ^a,c   Zhong, Jieping ^a   Liao, Shuangquan ^b   Gong, Wei ^a   Liao, Jianhe ^b   Kong, Lingxue ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HAINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPOXIDE; GRAPHITE; NANOCOMPOSITE; RUBBER;

CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLOW KINETICS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; GRAPHITE; NANOCOMPOSITES; RHEOLOGY; RUBBER;

EID: 84928920091     PISSN: 14639076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c5cp00465a     Document Type: Article

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