Highly conductive polymer composites based on controlled agglomeration of carbon nanotubes

被引:63
作者
Gao, Limin [2 ]
Chou, Tsu-Wei [1 ]
Thostenson, Erik T. [1 ]
Godara, Ajay [3 ]
Zhang, Zuoguang [2 ]
Mezzo, Luca [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Delaware, Dept Mech Engn, Ctr Composite Mat, Newark, DE 19716 USA
[2] Beijing Univ Aeronaut & Astronaut, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, Minist Educ, Key Lab Aerosp Mat & Performance, Beijing 100191, Peoples R China
[3] Nanocyl SA, Dept Res & Dev, B-5060 Sambreville, Belgium
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D O I
10.1016/j.carbon.2010.03.027
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
This paper reports an innovative approach to enhance electrical conductivity of fiber composites based on non-conductive fiber and polymer matrix. The dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is carried out using a fiber sizing agent which contains uniformly distributed CNTs. The infusion of the sizing agent into the fiber preform prior to resin infusion gives rise to high agglomeration of CNTs on the fiber surface and results in electrical conductivities of 2-3 orders of magnitude higher than those of specimens prepared by a calendering approach. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:2649 / 2651
页数:3
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