Mechanical and electrical properties of polycarbonate nanotube buckypaper composite sheets. Academic Article

abstract

• The thermogravimetric, mechanical, and electrical properties of composite sheets produced by infiltrating single-wall carbon nanotube films (also known as 'buckypapers') with polycarbonate solution were characterized. The composite sheets showed improved stiffness and toughness, while the electrical conductivity decreased, as compared to a neat buckypaper. In addition, polycarbonate/buckypaper composite sheets showed higher resistance to handling and processing damages. Experimental results suggest the viability of the infiltration process as a means to toughen buckypapers and to fabricate polymer/carbon nanotube composites having high nanotube concentration and controlled nanotube structure.

authors

• Wang, Shiren

published proceedings

• Nanotechnology

author list (cited authors)

• Pham, G. T., Park, Y., Wang, S., Liang, Z., Wang, B., Zhang, C., Funchess, P., & Kramer, L.

citation count

• 103

complete list of authors

• Pham, Giang T||Park, Young-Bin||Wang, Shiren||Liang, Zhiyong||Wang, Ben||Zhang, Chuck||Funchess, Percy||Kramer, Leslie

publication date

• August 2008

publisher

• IOP Publishing  Publisher

published in

• Nanotechnology  Journal

keywords

• 0912 Materials Engineering

PubMed Central ID

• 21828827

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1088/0957-4484/19/32/325705

start page

• 325705

end page

• 325705

volume

• 19

issue

• 32

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/19/32/325705