Conductive thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) based on polypropylene (PP)/ethylene-propylene-diene rubber (EPDM) blend: From strain sensor to highly stretchable conductor

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 128, Issue , 2016, Pages 176-184

  Ma, Li Feng ^a   Bao, Rui Ying ^a   Dou, Rui ^a   Zheng, Shao Di ^a   Liu, Zheng Ying ^a   Zhang, Rui Yan ^a   Yang, Ming Bo ^a   Yang, Wei ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Electrical properties; Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM); X ray diffraction (XRD)

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FILLED POLYMERS; NANOTUBES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RUBBER; RUBBER APPLICATIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLVENTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YARN;

CONDUCTIVE THERMOPLASTICS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FILLED THERMOPLASTICS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); PROCESSING PROCEDURES; RESISTANCE MEMORY EFFECT; SCANNING/TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (STEM); STRETCHABLE CONDUCTORS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84962450008     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2016.04.001     Document Type: Article

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