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Carbon Nanotube-Polymer composites


EMSL Project ID
48588

Abstract

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were discovered in 1991 by S. Iijima, and since that time CNT related materials became the focus of research activity in both academia and the industry due to its exceptional mechanical, electrical and thermal properties. The exceptional properties arise from the unique tubular structures, a single-wall CNT can be considered as rolled up graphene sheet with a diameter that ranges from 0.5 nm to about 10 nm and length varies from few microns to centimeters. In addition to many applications of carbon nanotube (energy storage, sensors, electronic device and electron emission devices), there are number of applications based on CNT-polymer composites in which nanotubes dispersed in a polymer matrix, such as light weight energy storage, electromagnetic shielding, high strength corrosion resistant components and sensors based on piezoresistivity of CNT-polymer composites. Introduction of small amounts of nanotubes into an insulating polymer matrix, it has been found to improve its mechanical properties as well as making composite electrically conductive. Therefore, CNT- polymer composites are interest of their mechanical and electrical properties.

Project Details

Start Date
2014-10-01
End Date
2015-09-30
Status
Closed

Team

Principal Investigator

Vaithiyalingam Shutthanandan
Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Co-Investigator(s)

Asghar Kayani
Institution
Western Michigan University

Team Members

Amila Dissanayake
Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Related Publications

Clark BC, P Tumurgoti, SK Sundaram, JM Amoroso, JC Marra, V Shutthanandan, and M Tang. 2017. "Radiation damage of hollandite in multiphase ceramic waste forms." Journal of Nuclear Materials 494:61-66. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2017.07.013