Graphene nanoplatelets/carbon nanotubes/polyurethane composites as efficient shield against electromagnetic polluting radiations

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 120, Issue , 2017, Pages 118-127

  Verma, Meenakshi ^a   Chauhan, Sampat Singh ^a   Dhawan, S K ^b   Choudhary, Veena ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; FILLERS; GRAPHENE; HYBRID MATERIALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTUBES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYURETHANES; SHIELDING; YARN;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE SHIELDING; EMI SHIELDING PROPERTIES; GRAPHENE NANOPLATELETS; HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYURETHANE NANOCOMPOSITES; SYNERGISTIC INTERACTION; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING;

EID: 85017144213     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.03.068     Document Type: Article

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