Functionalization of carbon nanotubes for fabrication of CNT/epoxy nanocomposites

Materials and Design

Volumn 95, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-8

  Cha, Jaemin ^a   Jin, Sunghwan ^c   Shim, Jae Hun ^b   Park, Chong Soo ^b   Ryu, Ho Jin ^a   Hong, Soon Hyung ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Kukdo Chemical Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Institute for Basic Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Mechanical properties; Polymer matrix nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHEMICAL BONDS; DISPERSIONS; ELASTIC MODULI; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; TENSILE STRENGTH; YARN;

CHEMICAL BONDINGS; EPOXIDE GROUPS; EPOXY-MATRIX COMPOSITE; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED; NON-COVALENT FUNCTIONALIZATION; POLYMER MATRIX NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84960108395     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.01.077     Document Type: Article

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