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Effect Of Carbon Nanofibers On Microstructure And Properties Of Polymer Nanocomposites, Sungho Lee
Effect Of Carbon Nanofibers On Microstructure And Properties Of Polymer Nanocomposites, Sungho Lee
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Nano-modifiers are typically three orders of magnitude smaller in size than their micro-counterparts. At this scale, interactions between matrix molecules and the nano-modifiers can lead to novel physical and chemical properties of the resulting nanocomposites. Carbon nanofibers (CNFs) are a class of nano-modifiers that has received significant attention recently because they have superior electrical conductivity and mechanical properties with a high aspect ratio (length over diameter). Several recent research studies have focused on enhancing electrical and mechanical performance of composites in the presence of CNFs. However, the influence of CNFs on the structure of the polymer matrix is important in …