Graphene-reinforced carbon composite foams with improved strength and EMI shielding from sucrose and graphene oxide

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 50, Issue 24, 2015, Pages 8018-8028

  Narasimman, R ^a   Vijayan, Sujith ^a   Prabhakaran, K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBONIZATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DISPERSIONS; GRAPHENE; HYDROGEN BONDS; REINFORCEMENT; SHIELDING; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

CARBON COMPOSITES; CATALYTIC EFFECTS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EMI SHIELDING EFFECTIVENESS; FOAM DENSITIES; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HYDROGEN BONDING INTERACTIONS; MAXIMUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTHS;

FOAMS;

EID: 84942831841     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: 15734803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-015-9368-3     Document Type: Article

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