From carbon nanotubes and silicate layers to graphene platelets for polymer nanocomposites

• Main Authors: Zaman - [e-mail], Izzuddin, Kuan, Hsu-Chiang, Dai, Jingfei, Nobuyuki, Kawashima, Michelmore, Andrew, Sovi, Alex, Dong, Songyi, Lee, Luong, Jun, Ma
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society of Chemistry 2012
• Subjects: TP1080-1185 Polymers and polymer manufacture
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5645/1/AJ%202017%20%28873%29.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5645/; https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2nr30837a
• Institution: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

In spite of extensive studies conducted on carbon nanotubes and silicate layers for their polymer-based nanocomposites, the rise of graphene now provides a more promising candidate due to its exceptionally high mechanical performance and electrical and thermal conductivities. The present study devel...