Melt mixing of polycarbonate with multiwalled carbon nanotubes: Microscopic studies on the state of dispersion

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 137-148

  Pötschke, Petra ^a   Bhattacharyya, Arup R ^a   Janke, Andreas ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy (AFM); Dispersion; Multiwalled carbon nanotube; Orientation; PC MWNT composite; Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARBON NANOTUBES; DISPERSIONS; EXTRUDERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWNT); SURFACE SEGREGATION;

POLYCARBONATES;

EID: 9244254118     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2003.08.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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