The influence of the dispersion method on the electrical properties of vapor-grown carbon nanofiber/epoxy composites

The influence of the dispersion of vapor-grown carbon nanofibers (VGCNF) on the electrical properties of VGCNF/Epoxy composites has been studied. A homogenous dispersion of the VGCNF does not imply better electrical properties. In fact, it is demonstrated that the most simple of the tested dispersio...

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Autores principales: Cardoso, Paulo, Silva, Jaime, Klosterman, Donald, Covas, José A, van Hattum, Ferrie WJ, Simoes, Ricardo, Lanceros-Mendez, Senentxu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer 2011
Materias:
Nano Express
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3211461/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21711873
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-6-370
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Sumario:The influence of the dispersion of vapor-grown carbon nanofibers (VGCNF) on the electrical properties of VGCNF/Epoxy composites has been studied. A homogenous dispersion of the VGCNF does not imply better electrical properties. In fact, it is demonstrated that the most simple of the tested dispersion methods results in higher conductivity, since the presence of well-distributed nanofiber clusters appears to be a key factor for increasing composite conductivity. PACS: 72.80.Tm; 73.63.Fg; 81.05.Qk

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