Mechanical and electrical properties of polycarbonate nanotube buckypaper composite sheets

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Pham, Giang T. [1 ]
Park, Young-Bin [1 ]
Wang, Shiren [1 ]
Liang, Zhiyong [1 ]
Wang, Ben [1 ]
Zhang, Chuck [1 ]
Funchess, Percy [2 ]
Kramer, Leslie [2 ]
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[1] Florida State Univ, Coll Engn, Florida A&M Univ, Dept Ind & Mfg Engn,HPMI, Tallahassee, FL 32310 USA
[2] Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control Orlando, Orlando, FL 32819 USA
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10.1088/0957-4484/19/32/325705
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TB3 [工程材料学];
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0805 ; 080502 ;
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The thermogravimetric, mechanical, and electrical properties of composite sheets produced by infiltrating single-wall carbon nanotube films (also known as 'buckypapers') with polycarbonate solution were characterized. The composite sheets showed improved stiffness and toughness, while the electrical conductivity decreased, as compared to a neat buckypaper. In addition, polycarbonate/buckypaper composite sheets showed higher resistance to handling and processing damages. Experimental results suggest the viability of the infiltration process as a means to toughen buckypapers and to fabricate polymer/carbon nanotube composites having high nanotube concentration and controlled nanotube structure.
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