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Multifunctional Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Polycarbonate Composites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Jian Chen ,
Rajagopal Ramasubramaniam  and
Haiying Liu
Jian Chen
Affiliation:
Zyvex Corporation, 1321 North Plano Road, Richardson, Texas 75081, USA.
Rajagopal Ramasubramaniam
Affiliation:
Zyvex Corporation, 1321 North Plano Road, Richardson, Texas 75081, USA.
Haiying Liu
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931, USA
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Abstract

Uniform single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) polycarbonate composites were fabricated using noncovalently functionalized, soluble SWNTs. These composites showed dramatic improvements in the electrical conductivity and mechanical tensile strength at low SWNT loading. We also observed a stress-induced SWNT alignment in polycarbonate film, which is very difficult to achieve with pristine SWNTs.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 851: Symposium NN – Materials for Space Applications , 2004 , NN4.4
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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