Polymers with aligned carbon nanotubes: Active composite materials

Joining prepreg composite interfaces with aligned carbon nanotubes

1359-835X/$ see front matter 2008 Elsevier Ltd. A doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.03.011 * Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 617 252 1539. E-mail address: [email protected] (B.L. Wardle). An interlaminar reinforcement using aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is demonstrated for prepreg unidirectional carbon tape composites. Aligned CNTs are grown at high temperature and then transferprinted to prepreg at...

Carbon Nanotubes – Imprinted Polymers: Hybrid Materials for Analytical Applications

Engineering of oriented carbon nanotubes in composite materials

The orientation and arrangement engineering of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in composite structures is considered a challenging issue. In this regard, two groups of in situ and ex situ techniques have been developed. In the first, the arrangement is achieved during CNT growth, while in the latter, the CNTs are initially grown in random orientation and the arrangement is then achieved during the devi...

Influence of Carbon Nanotubes Dispersion on Thermal Properties of Copper-Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) Composite Materials

In this present work, two methods for dispersing carbon nanotubes into the copper matrix were tested: a Solid Route process where CNTs are simply mixed with the copper powder and a Liquid Route process where CNTs are dispersed in a copper salt solution and then mixed with the metallic copper powder. Powders are sintered by uni-axial hot pressing process under vacuum atmosphere at 650°C and ther...

Conducting polymer composite film incorporated with aligned carbon nanotubes for transparent, flexible and efficient supercapacitor

Polyaniline composite films incorporated with aligned multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are synthesized through an easy electrodeposition process. These robust and electrically conductive films are found to function as effective electrodes to fabricate transparent and flexible supercapacitors with a maximum specific capacitance of 233 F/g at a current density of 1 A/g. It is 36 times of ba...