Micro orientation and anisotropy of conductivity in liquid crystalline polymer films filled with carbon nanotubes

被引：12

作者：

Bliznyuk, VN

Singamaneni, S

Sanford, RL

Chiappetta, D

Crooker, B

Shibaev, PV ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Western Michigan Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 USA

[2] Fordham Univ, Dept Phys, Bronx, NY 10458 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY | 2005年 / 5卷 / 10期

关键词：

single wall carbon nanotubes; liquid crystalline polymer; electrical conductivity; nanocomposites;

D O I：

10.1166/jnn.2005.193

中图分类号：

O6 [化学];

学科分类号：

0703 ;

摘要：

In this communication we report the preferential orientation of single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT) in a nematic liquid crystalline (LC) polymer matrix. The alignment of the nanotubes was characterized through anisotropy of electrical conductivity of the composite measured in directions parallel and perpendicular to the nematic director. The anisotropy of the nanocomposite films strongly depends on the nanotube concentration in the range from 1 to 10% and vanished at higher loads. The electrical conductivity of nanocomposites is related to their structural features revealed by atomic force microscopy and Raman spectroscopy experiments and is explained by a strong coupling between the nanotubes and the polymer matrix.

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页码：1651 / 1655

页数：5

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