High-performance strain sensors based on functionalized graphene nanoplates for damage monitoring

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 123, Issue , 2016, Pages 32-38

  Zha, Jun Wei ^a,b   Zhang, Bo ^a   Li, Robert K Y ^b   Dang, Zhi Min ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Damage monitoring; Electrical properties; Mechanical properties; Nano composites; Polymer matrix composites (PMCs)

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DISPERSIONS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GRAPHENE OXIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURES; SOLVENTS;

DAMAGE MONITORING; DEFORMATION AND DAMAGES; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE CHANGE; FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; PIEZO-RESISTIVE SENSORS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84949883027     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2015.11.028     Document Type: Article

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