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Ultra-low electrical percolation threshold in carbon-nanotube-epoxy composites
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The experimental percolation threshold for the aligned carbon nanotubes used in this paper represents the lowest threshold observed for carbon-nanotube-based polymer composites yet reported.About:
This article is published in Polymer.The article was published on 2003-09-01. It has received 1646 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Percolation threshold & Percolation.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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Polymer nanotechnology: Nanocomposites
Donald R Paul,Lloyd M. Robeson +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the technology involved with exfoliated clay-based nanocomposites and also include other important areas including barrier properties, flammability resistance, biomedical applications, electrical/electronic/optoelectronic applications and fuel cell interests.
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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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Graphene-based polymer nanocomposites
TL;DR: A survey of the literature on polymer nanocomposites with graphene-based fillers including recent work using graphite nanoplatelet fillers is presented in this article, along with methods for dispersing these materials in various polymer matrices.
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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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Introduction to percolation theory
Dietrich Stauffer,Amnon Aharony +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a scaling solution for the Bethe lattice is proposed for cluster numbers and a scaling assumption for cluster number scaling assumptions for cluster radius and fractal dimension is proposed.
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Introduction to percolation theory
Dietrich Stauffer,Amnon Aharony +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a scaling solution for the Bethe lattice is proposed for cluster numbers and a scaling assumption for cluster number scaling assumptions for cluster radius and fractal dimension is proposed.
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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
TL;DR: 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.
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Dispersion of single wall carbon nanotubes by in situ polymerization under sonication
Cheol Park,Zoubeida Ounaies,Kent A. Watson,Roy E. Crooks,Joseph G. Smith,Sharon E. Lowther,John W. Connell,Emilie J. Siochi,Joycelyn S. Harrison,Terry L. St. Clair +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, single wall carbon nanotube reinforced polyimide nanocomposites were synthesized by in situ polymerization of monomers of interest in the presence of sonication.
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Experimental observation of scaling laws for alternating current and direct current conductivity in polymer-carbon nanotube composite thin films
B. E. Kilbride,Jonathan N. Coleman,J. Fraysse,Patrick Fournet,Martin Cadek,Anna Drury,Stefan Hutzler,S. Roth,Werner J. Blau +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, alternating current and direct current (DC) conductivities have been measured in polymer-nanotube composite thin films for a range of concentrations of multi-wall nanotubes in two polymer hosts.