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Preparation and characterization of graphite nano-platelet (GNP)/epoxy nano-composite: Mechanical, electrical and thermal properties
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In this paper, the influence of graphite nano-platelets (GNPs) on the electrical and thermal conductivity, fracture toughness and storage modulus of the nano-composite was investigated.About:
This article is published in European Polymer Journal.The article was published on 2013-12-01. It has received 280 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Epoxy & Dynamic mechanical analysis.read more
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Review of thermal conductivity in composites: Mechanisms, parameters and theory
TL;DR: In this paper, theoretical and experimental aspects of thermal conductivity in composites, from thermal energy generation to heat transfers, are reviewed, and the fundamental mechanism of thermal conduction, its mathematical aspects, and certain essential parameters to be considered in this study, such as crystallinity, phonon scattering, or filler/matrix interfaces are discussed in detail.
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Fracture toughness and failure mechanism of graphene based epoxy composites
Swetha Chandrasekaran,Narumichi Sato,Folke Johannes Tölle,Rolf Mülhaupt,Bodo Fiedler,Karl Schulte,Karl Schulte +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the effect of three different types of nano-fillers on fracture toughness and failure mechanism of epoxy-based polymer nano-composites, including thermally reduced graphene oxide (TRGO), graphite nano-platelets (GNP), and multi-wall carbon nano-tubes (MWCNT).
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A review of extending performance of epoxy resins using carbon nanomaterials
TL;DR: A survey of the literature on extending performance of epoxy resins based on carbon nanomaterials is presented in this article, where the structure-performance relationships for different carbon-nome material modified epoxy are closely analyzed.
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Aligning multilayer graphene flakes with an external electric field to improve multifunctional properties of epoxy nanocomposites
Shuying Wu,Raj B. Ladani,Jin Zhang,Ehsan Bafekrpour,Kamran Ghorbani,Adrian P. Mouritz,Anthony J. Kinloch,Chun H. Wang +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, an alternating-current electric field was used to align graphene nanoplatelets (GnPs) in an epoxy polymer, and the resulting nanocomposites exhibit anisotropic properties with significantly improved electrical and thermal conductivities.
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Electrical percolation in graphene-polymer composites
Alexander J. Marsden,Dimitrios G. Papageorgiou,Cristina Vallés,Andrea Liscio,Vincenzo Palermo,Mark A. Bissett,Robert J. Young,Ian A. Kinloch +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the progress in graphene-polymer composites for electrical applications is discussed and the current optimal composites are presented, and the example of strain sensors is used to demonstrate their application.
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Recent advances in graphene based polymer composites
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A Mechanism for Non‐Newtonian Flow in Suspensions of Rigid Spheres
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Structural and mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites
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