Percolation threshold of polymer nanocomposites containing graphite nanoplatelets and carbon nanotubes

ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Li, Jing ^a   Ma, Peng Cheng ^a   Sze, Chow Wing ^a   Kai, To Chi ^a   Tang, Ben Zhong ^a   Kim, Jang Kyo ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Dispersion; Graphite nanoplatelets; Modeling; Nanocomposites; Percolation threshold

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; GLASS CERAMICS; GRAPHITE; MODELS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PERCOLATION (COMPUTER STORAGE); PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); SOLVENTS;

CONDUCTING POLYMER COMPOSITES; DISPERSION PARAMETERS; DISPERSION STATE; GRAPHITE NANOPLATELETS; GRAPHITE NANOPLATELETS (GNPS); INTERPARTICLE DISTANCES; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 85076870602     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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