SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

 

2012

  • “TEM observations of MWCNTs oxidized by mild experimental conditions”, F. Avilés, A. Ponce, J.V. Cauich-Rodriguez, G.T. Martínez, Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, Vol. 20(1), 2012, 49-55. 

  • “Mechanical properties of PET composites using multi-walled carbon nanotubes functionalized by inorganic and itaconic acids”, A. May-Pat, F. Avilés, P. Toro, M. Yazdani-Pedram, J.V. Cauich-Rodríguez, Express Polymer Letters, Vol. 6(2), 2012, 96-106.

  • “Influence of vacancies on the elastic properties of a graphene sheet”, A. Tapia, R. Peón-Escalante, C. Villanueva, F. Avilés, Computational Materials Science, Vol. 55, 2012, 255-262.

  • “On the merits of Raman spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis to asses carbon nanotube structural modifications”, R. Schönfelder, F. Avilés, A. Bachmatiuk, J.V. Cauich-Rodriguez, M. Knupfer, B. Büchner, M.H. Rümmeli, Applied Physics A, in press.

  • “Cyclic tension and compression piezoresistivity of carbon nanotube/vinyl ester composites in the elastic and plastic regimes”, J.J. Ku-Herrera, F. Avilés, Carbon, in press.

  • “Vibration modeling and testing of bilayer beams for determination of film elastic modulus”, J.A. Hoy Benítez, F. Avilés, F. Gamboa, R. Peón-Escalante, A.I. Oliva. Measurements Science and Technology, in press.

 

2011

  • “Experimental determination of torsion and shear properties of sandwich panels and laminated composites by the plate twist test”, F. Avilés, F. Couoh-Solís, L.A. Carlsson, A. Hernández-Pérez, A. May-Pat, Composite Structures, Vol. 93(7), 2011, 1923-1928.

  • “Oxidation and silanization of MWCNTs for MWCNT/vinylester composites”, F. Avilés, J.V. Cauich-Rodríguez, J.A. Rodríguez-González, A. May-Pat, Express Polymer Letters, Vol. 5(9), 2011, 766-776.

  • “Electrical and piezoresistive properties of multi-walled carbon nanotube/polymer composite films aligned by an electric field”, A.I. Oliva-Avilés, F. Avilés, V. Sosa, Carbon, Vol.49 (9), 2011, 2989-2997.

  •  “Mechanical properties of sandwich panels with perforated foam cores”, A. May-Pat, F. Avilés, J.O. Aguilar, J. Sandwich Struct. Mater., Vol. 13(4), 2011, 427-444..

 

2010

  • “Mechanical degradation of foam-cored sandwich materials exposed to high moisture”,   F. Avilés, M. Aguilar-Montero, Composite Structures, Vol. 92(1), 2010, 122-129.

  • “Correlations between mechanical stress, electrical conductivity, and nanostructure in Al films on a polymer substrate”, J.R. Bautista-Quijano, F. Avilés, A.I. Oliva, O. Ceh, J.E. Corona, Materials Characterization, Vol. 61 (3), 2010, 325-329.

  • “Influence of carbon nanotube clustering on the electrical conductivity of polymer composite films”, J.O. Aguilar, J.R. Bautista-Quijano, F. Avilés, Express Polymer Letters, Vol.4 (5), 2010, 292-299.

  • “Moisture absorption in foam-cored composite sandwich structures”, F. Avilés, M. Aguilar-Montero, Polymer Composites, Vol. 31 (4), 2010, 714-722.

  • “Modeling the influence of interphase on the elastic properties of carbon nanotube composites”, A. Hernández-Pérez, F. Avilés, Computational Materials Science, Vol. 47 (4), 2010, 926-933.

  • “Strain sensing capabilities of a MWCNT-Polysulfone film”, J.R. Bautista-Quijano, F. Avilés, J.O. Aguilar, A. Tapia, Sensors and Actuators A, Vol. 159 (2), 2010, 135-140.

 

2009

  • “Elasto-plastic Properties of Gold Thin Films Deposited over Polymeric Substrates”, F. Aviles, L. Llanes, A.I. Oliva, J. Mater. Science, Vol. 44 (10), 2009, 2590-2598. 

  • “Investigation of the Sandwich Plate Twist Test”, F. Avilés, L.A. Carlsson, G. Browning, K. Millay, Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 49(6), 2009, 813-822. 

  • “Evaluation of mild acid oxidation treatments for MWCNT functionalization”, F. Avilés, J.V. Cauich-Rodríguez, L. Moo-Tah, A. May-Pat, R. Vargas-Coronado, Carbon, Vol. 47(13), 2009, 2970-2975.

 

2008

  • “Effective Properties of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube/Epoxy Composites Using Two Different Tubes”, A. Hernández-Pérez, F. Avilés, A. May-Pat, A. Valadez-González, P.J. Herrera-Franco, P. Bartolo-Pérez, Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 68(6), 2008, 1422-1431.