TY - JOUR
T1 - Ultrastrong, Stiff and Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Composites
AU - Wang, X.
AU - Yong, Z. Z.
AU - Li, Q. W.
AU - Bradford, P. D.
AU - Liu, W.
AU - Tucker, D. S.
AU - Cai, W.
AU - Wang, H.
AU - Yuan, F. G.
AU - Zhu, Y. T.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are an order of magnitude stronger than any other current engineering fiber. However, for the past two decades, it has been a challenge to utilize their reinforcement potential in composites. Here, we report CNT composites with unprecedented multifunctionalities, including record high strength (3.8GPa), high Young's modulus (293GPa), electrical conductivity (1230S·cm −1), and thermal conductivity (41Wm −1K −1). These superior properties are derived from the long length, high volume fraction, good alignment and reduced waviness of the CNTs, which were produced by a novel-processing approach that can be easily scaled up for industrial production.
AB - Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are an order of magnitude stronger than any other current engineering fiber. However, for the past two decades, it has been a challenge to utilize their reinforcement potential in composites. Here, we report CNT composites with unprecedented multifunctionalities, including record high strength (3.8GPa), high Young's modulus (293GPa), electrical conductivity (1230S·cm −1), and thermal conductivity (41Wm −1K −1). These superior properties are derived from the long length, high volume fraction, good alignment and reduced waviness of the CNTs, which were produced by a novel-processing approach that can be easily scaled up for industrial production.
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U2 - 10.1080/21663831.2012.686586
DO - 10.1080/21663831.2012.686586
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84981156238
SN - 2166-3831
VL - 1
SP - 19
EP - 25
JO - Materials Research Letters
JF - Materials Research Letters
IS - 1
ER -