Manufacturing polymer/carbon nanotube composite using a novel direct process
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Article Title | Manufacturing polymer/carbon nanotube composite using a novel direct process |
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ERA Journal ID | 5163 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Tran, C.-D. (Author), Lucas, S. (Author), Phillips, D. G. (Author), Randeniya, L. K. (Author), Baughman, R. H. (Author) and Tran-Cong, T. (Author) |
Journal Title | Nanotechnology |
Journal Citation | 22 (14), pp. 1453021-1453029 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0957-4484 |
1361-6528 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/22/14/145302 |
Web Address (URL) | https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0957-4484/22/14/145302 |
Abstract | A direct process for manufacturing polymer carbon nanotube (CNT)-based composite yarns is reported. The new approach is based on a modified dry spinning method of CNT yarn and gives a high alignment of the CNT bundle structure in yarns. The aligned CNT structure was combined with a polymer resin and, after being stressed through the spinning process, the resin was cured and polymerized, with the CNT structure acting as reinforcement in the composite. Thus the present method obviates the need for special and complex treatments to align and disperse CNTs in a polymer matrix. The new process allows us to produce a polymer/CNT composite with properties that may satisfy various engineering specifications. The structure of the yarn was investigated using scanning electron microscopy coupled with a focused-ion-beam system. The tensile behavior was characterized using a dynamic mechanical analyzer. Fourier transform infrared spectrometry was also used to chemically analyze the presence of polymer on the composites. The process allows development of polymer/CNT-based composites with different mechanical properties suitable for a range of applications by using various resins. |
Keywords | polymer carbon nanotube; manufacture; bundle structures; composite yarn; dry spinning; dynamic mechanical analyzer; engineering specification; focused-ion-beam system; Fourier transform infrared spectrometry; polymer carbon nanotubes; polymer resins; polymer/carbon nanotube composites; spinning process; tensile behaviors |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 401806. Nanomanufacturing |
490406. Lie groups, harmonic and Fourier analysis | |
401805. Nanofabrication, growth and self assembly | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Computational Engineering and Science Research Centre |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia | |
University of Texas at Dallas, United States | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0828/manufacturing-polymer-carbon-nanotube-composite-using-a-novel-direct-process
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