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Development of a dispersion process for carbon nanotubes in an epoxy matrix and the resulting electrical properties
Jan K.W. Sandler,Milo S. P. Shaffer,Torsten Prasse,Wolfgang Bauhofer,Karl Schulte,A. H. Windle +5 more
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In this paper, untreated catalytically-grown carbon nanotubes were dispersed in an epoxy matrix and the electrical properties of the composite were measured in order to relate the filler volume fraction to the electrical conductivity.About:
This article is published in Polymer.The article was published on 1999-10-01. It has received 1429 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Carbon nanotube & Carbon black.read more
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Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes
TL;DR: Department of Materials Science, University of Patras, Greece, Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, and Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Universita di Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34127 Triesteadays.
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Dispersion and functionalization of carbon nanotubes for polymer-based nanocomposites: a review
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the current understanding of carbon nanotubes and CNT/polymer nanocomposites with two particular topics: (i) the principles and techniques for CNT dispersion and functionalization and (ii) the effects of CNT-based functionalization on the properties of polymers.
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Carbon nanotube–polymer composites: Chemistry, processing, mechanical and electrical properties
TL;DR: In this paper, an extended account of the various chemical strategies for grafting polymers onto carbon nanotubes and the manufacturing of carbon-nanotube/polymer nanocomposites is given.
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Load transfer and deformation mechanisms in carbon nanotube-polystyrene composites
TL;DR: In this paper, in situ transmission electron microscopy studies provided information regarding composite deformation mechanisms and interfacial bonding between the multi-wall carbon nanotubes and polymer matrix, indicating significant load transfer across the nanotube-matrix interface.
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Carbons and Electrolytes for Advanced Supercapacitors
TL;DR: This review discusses the basic principles of the electrical double-layer (EDL), especially regarding the correlation between ion size/ion solvation and the pore size of porous carbon electrodes, and summarizes the key aspects of various carbon materials synthesized for use in supercapacitors.
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Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon
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Exceptionally high Young's modulus observed for individual carbon nanotubes
TL;DR: In this article, the amplitude of the intrinsic thermal vibrations of isolated carbon nanotubes was measured in the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and it was shown that they have exceptionally high Young's moduli, in the terapascal (TPa) range.
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The physics of amorphous solids
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Dispersion and packing of carbon nanotubes
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that the viscosity of dispersions as a function of their concentration shows a dramatic increase in gradient above a critical concentration, leading to the formation of viscoelastic gels.