Constructing a special ‘sosatie’ structure to finely dispersing MWCNT for enhanced electrical conductivity, ultra-high dielectric performance and toughness of iPP/OBC/MWCNT nanocomposites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 139, Issue , 2017, Pages 17-25

  Zha, Xiang Jun ^a   Li, Ting ^a   Bao, Rui Ying ^a   Bai, Lu ^a   Liu, Zheng Ying ^a   Yang, Wei ^a   Yang, Ming Bo ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conductive polymer composite; Dielectric; Electric conductivity; Mechanical properties; Olefin block copolymer; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ETHYLENE; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; PERCOLATION (COMPUTER STORAGE); PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PERMITTIVITY; POLYPROPYLENES; SOLVENTS;

CONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITES; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMER; HIGH-IMPACT STRENGTH; ISOTACTIC POLY(PROPYLENE) (IPP); OLEFIN BLOCK COPOLYMERS; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 85006802350     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2016.12.011     Document Type: Article

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