Carbon nanotube–polymer composites: chemistry, processing, mechanical and electrical properties

Z Spitalsky, D Tasis, K Papagelis, C Galiotis - Progress in polymer science, 2010 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes have long been recognized as the stiffest and strongest man-made
material known to date. In addition, their high electrical conductivity has roused interest in …

Microstructure and properties of polypropylene/carbon nanotube nanocomposites

D Bikiaris - Materials, 2010 - mdpi.com
In the last few years, great attention has been paid to the preparation of polypropylene (PP)
nanocomposites using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) due to the tremendous enhancement of …

Solution of the tunneling-percolation problem in the nanocomposite regime

G Ambrosetti, C Grimaldi, I Balberg, T Maeder… - Physical Review B …, 2010 - APS
We noted that the tunneling-percolation framework is quite well understood at the extreme
cases of percolationlike and hoppinglike behaviors but that the intermediate regime has not …

Functionalized polypropylenes as efficient dispersing agents for carbon nanotubes in a polypropylene matrix; application to electromagnetic interference (EMI) …

JM Thomassin, I Huynen, R Jerome, C Detrembleur - Polymer, 2010 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been dispersed within polypropylene with the purpose to
prepare electromagnetic interference (EMI) absorbers. In order to limit the reflectivity of the …

Health monitoring in continuous glass fibre reinforced thermoplastics: Manufacturing and application of interphase sensors based on carbon nanotubes

J Rausch, E Mäder - Composites Science and Technology, 2010 - Elsevier
In this study, a new approach for health monitoring of GF reinforced composites is presented
by incorporating percolated carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into the composites interphase. This …

Effective reinforcement of carbon nanotubes in polypropylene matrices

H Deng, E Bilotti, R Zhang… - Journal of applied polymer …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This study describes an attempt to mechanically reinforce polypropylene (PP) using multi‐
wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) through a melt compounding process followed by hot …

Characterization of rheological behaviors of polypropylene/carbon nanotubes composites and modeling their flow in a twin-screw mixer

F Thiébaud, JC Gelin - Composites science and technology, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the numerical simulation of the polypropylene/multi-walled carbon
nanotubes (PP/MWCNT) flow into a twin-screw mixer, during the mixing phase. The …

The role of interfacial compatibilizer in controlling the electrical conductivity and piezoresistive behavior of the nanocomposites based on RTV silicone rubber/graphite …

R Soltani, AA Katbab - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2010 - Elsevier
New pressure sensitive nanocomposites with high reversible piezoresistive behavior based
on room temperature vulcanizing silicone rubber (RTVSR), graphite nanosheets (GN) and …

Electrical properties and morphology of highly conductive composites based on polypropylene and hybrid fillers

G Zheming, L Chunzhong, W Gengchao, Z Ling… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Electrically conductive polypropylene/hybrid filler (PP/GO–MWNTs) and PP/MWNTs
composite have been prepared via melt blending PP with the hybrid filler (multiwalled …

Role of matrix crystallinity in carbon nanotube dispersion and electrical conductivity of iPP‐based nanocomposites

K Jeon, S Warnock, C Ruiz‐Orta… - Journal of Polymer …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
A homopolymer iPP and a series of propylene‐ethylene random copolymers with a content
of ethylene from 7 to 21 mol% were used as matrices to prepare single‐walled carbon …