Flexible pressure sensor based on PVDF nanocomposites containing reduced graphene oxide-titania hybrid nanolayers

Polymers

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 33-

  Al Saygh, Aisha ^a   Ponnamma, Deepalekshmi ^b   AlMaadeed, Mariam AlAli ^a,b   Poornima Vijayan, P ^b   Karim, Alamgir ^c   Hassan, Mohammad K ^b  

^a Qatar University   (Qatar)

^b Qatar University   (Qatar)

^c University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectric; Hybrid additives; Nanocomposite; Relative resistance; Synergy

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; GRAPHENE; HYBRID MATERIALS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PRESSURE SENSORS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DIELECTRIC CHARACTERISTICS; FLEXIBLE PRESSURE SENSORS; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); RELATIVE RESISTANCE; SYNERGY;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 85013685582     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym9020033     Document Type: Article

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