@article{26abfdf8e8604ee5b7bae50e13624d62,
title = "Self assembled graphene/carbon nanotube/polystyrene hybrid nanocomposite by in situ microemulsion polymerization",
abstract = "Self-assembled graphene/carbon nanotube (CNT)/polystyrene hybrid nanocomposites were prepared by water-based in situ microemulsion polymerization. The resulting nanocomposites were used as filler in a host polystyrene matrix to form composite films. An admixture of the two types of carbon fillers provided better improvement in the thermal and mechanical properties compared to the neat polymer. The sheet resistance decreased progressively due to the formation of an extended conjugation network with the CNT bridging the gap between the graphene sheets coated with polymer nanoparticles. The details of the analysis are presented.",
keywords = "Carbon nanotubes, Graphene, Nanocomposites, Polystyrene",
author = "Patole, {Archana S.} and Patole, {Shashikant P.} and Jung, {So Young} and Yoo, {Ji Beom} and An, {Jeong Ho} and Kim, {Tae Ho}",
note = "Funding Information: This study was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology ( 2011-0006268 ) and a grant (No. 10037449) from the Fundamental R&D Program for Core Technology of Materials funded by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Republic of Korea. This work was partly supported by the GRRC program of Gyeonggi province [(GRRC Sungkyunkwan 2010-B10), Development of Carbon nano composite material for light-weight vehicle]. S.P.P. is grateful to the Korean government for the BK-21 fellowship.",
year = "2012",
month = feb,
doi = "10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2011.11.005",
language = "British English",
volume = "48",
pages = "252--259",
journal = "European Polymer Journal",
issn = "0014-3057",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd",
number = "2",
}