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Enhanced Thermal Actuation in Thin Polymer Films Through Particle Nano‐Squeezing by Carbon Nanotube Belts
Author(s) -
Worajittiphon Patnarin,
Jurewicz Izabela,
King Alice A. K.,
Keddie Joseph L.,
Dalton Alan B.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201003145
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , materials science , nanotechnology , nanostructure , nanoscopic scale , polymer , thermal , nano , thin film , hexagonal crystal system , carbon fibers , particle (ecology) , composite material , physics , crystallography , chemistry , oceanography , geology , meteorology , composite number
Nanoscale belts made from carbon nanotubes encircle colloidal polymer particles arranged in an hexagonal array in a thin film. They restrict thermal expansion in the plane of the film, such that there is greater expansion in the normal direction. These nanostructure films offer potential applications in thermal actuation.