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

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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Veröffentlicht in:Nanoscale research letters 2011-05, Vol.6 (1), p.370-370, Article 370
Hauptverfasser: Cardoso, Paulo, Silva, Jaime, Klosterman, Donald, Covas, José A, van Hattum, Ferrie WJ, Simoes, Ricardo, Lanceros-Mendez, Senentxu
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Sprache:eng
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Chemistry and Materials Science
Materials Science
Molecular Medicine
Nano Express
Nanochemistry
Nanoscale Science and Technology
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology and Microengineering
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Zusammenfassung: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
ISSN:1556-276X
1931-7573
1556-276X
DOI:10.1186/1556-276X-6-370