Drastic modification of the piezoresistive behavior of polymer nanocomposites by using conductive polymer coatings

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 117, Issue , 2015, Pages 342-350

  Aguilar Ventura, Isaac ^a   Zhou, Jian ^a   Lubineau, Gilles ^a  

^a KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Conductive polymer; Conductivity; Piezoresistivity; Polycarbonate

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHARGE TRANSFER; COATINGS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FILLERS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYCARBONATES; POLYMERS; YARN;

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; CONDUCTIVE POLYMER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; PIEZO-RESISTIVE BEHAVIOR; PIEZORESISTIVE EFFECTS; PIEZORESISTIVITY; POLY(STYRENE SULFONATE); POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE;

PLASTIC COATINGS;

EID: 84938068780     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2015.07.007     Document Type: Article

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