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Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube/Trititanate Nanotube Composite Fibers
Author(s) -
Dechakiatkrai Chonlada,
Lynam Carol,
Gilmore Kerry J.,
Chen Jun,
Phanichphant Sukon,
Bavykin Dmitry V.,
Walsh Frank C.,
Wallace Gordon G.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.200800337
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , composite number , composite material , spinning , nanotube , polymer , titanate , suspension (topology) , nanotechnology , ceramic , mathematics , homotopy , pure mathematics
For the first time, single‐walled carbon nanotubes were dispersed with titanate nanotubes using bio‐polymers. Direct injection (wet spinning) of the stable suspension of H 2 Ti 3 O 7 and SWNTs into coagulation baths produced fibers. The mechanical and electrical properties along with surface morphology and electrochemistry of the resulting fibers were investigated. The presence of SWNTs clearly improved the mechanical and electrical properties of the composite fibers compared with H 2 Ti 3 O 7 alone.