Carbon nanotube induced double percolation in polymer blends: Morphology, rheology and broadband dielectric properties

Polymer

Volumn 114, Issue , 2017, Pages 122-134

  Otero Navas, Ivonne ^a   Arjmand, Mohammad ^a   Sundararaj, Uttandaraman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dielectric properties; Morphology development; Nanocomposites; Polymer blends

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS; ELASTICITY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; PERMITTIVITY; PHASE INTERFACES; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLVENTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YARN;

BLEND MORPHOLOGY; BREAKUP MECHANISMS; DOUBLE PERCOLATION; MINOR PHASE; MORPHOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; PERCOLATED STRUCTURES; SELECTIVE LOCALIZATIONS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 85014309568     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.02.082     Document Type: Article

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