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Polymer transcrystallinity induced by carbon nanotubes

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In this article, the authors provided evidence of polymer transcrystallinity in the presence of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by means of polarized optical microscopy, wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscope (TEM).
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This article is published in Polymer.The article was published on 2008-03-03. It has received 208 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nanotube & Carbon nanotube.

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Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Nano Composite Fibers–A Review

TL;DR: This paper will be helpful to better understand the current status of polymer/CNT fibers, especially high-performance fibers, and to find the most suitable processing techniques and conditions.
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Realizing the enhancement of interfacial interaction in semicrystalline polymer/filler composites via interfacial crystallization

TL;DR: In this article, the possibility to enhance polymer/filler interfacial interaction via crystallization of polymer on the surface of fillers, i.e., interfacial crystallization, is summarized and discussed in this paper.
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Thermal transport in polymeric materials and across composite interfaces

TL;DR: In this paper, a detailed in-depth review on thermal transport in polymers and interfaces is presented, where various recent techniques to improve thermal conductivity of polymer and interfaces are illustrated through examples and case studies.
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Microstructure and Properties of Polypropylene/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites

Dimitrios N. Bikiaris
- 21 Apr 2010 - 
TL;DR: A comprehensive review of the existing literature related to polypropylene (PP) nanocomposite preparation methods and properties studies can be found in this paper, where it is shown that CNTs can act as nucleating agents promoting the crystallization rates of PP and the addition of CNT enhances all other physical properties of PP.
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Structure and Morphology Control in Crystalline Polymer-Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites

TL;DR: In this article, the structure, morphology, and related applications of semicrystalline polymer CNT nanocomposites (PCNs) are discussed, followed by a brief discussion on transcrystallization and linear nucleation in polymers.
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Carbon Nanotubes--the Route Toward Applications

TL;DR: Many potential applications have been proposed for carbon nanotubes, including conductive and high-strength composites; energy storage and energy conversion devices; sensors; field emission displays and radiation sources; hydrogen storage media; and nanometer-sized semiconductor devices, probes, and interconnects.
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Load transfer in carbon nanotube epoxy composites

TL;DR: In this paper, the mechanical behavior of multi-walled carbon nanotube/epoxy composites was studied in both tension and compression, and it was found that the compression modulus is higher than the tensile modulus, indicating that load transfer to the nanotubes in the composite is much higher in compression.
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Stress-induced fragmentation of multiwall carbon nanotubes in a polymer matrix

TL;DR: In this article, the authors report the observation of single nanotube fragmentation, under tensile stresses, using nanotubes-containing thin polymeric films, and they estimate that the multi-wall multi-nanotube-matrix stress transfer efficiency is at least one order of magnitude larger than in conventional fiber-based composites.
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